Patient Abuse Prevention Act

Summary

Patient Abuse Prevention Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish programs to prevent abuse of recipients of long-term care services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including background checks on workers and a hiring ban on abusive workers. Prescribes criminal and civil penalties for violation of this Act. Requires State Medicare and Medicaid registries to collect information about nursing facility employees other than nurse aides. Amends SSA title XI to include abusive long-term care facility employees in the national health care fraud and abuse data collection program database. Includes SNFs, certain other nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospices, and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded as long-term care facilities. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to provide grants to develop information on best practices in patient abuse prevention training for managers and staff of hospital and health care facilities. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 27 July 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 July 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9389, S9393)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 July 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate · 27 July 1999 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
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