United States · Bill · S
S. 1486 (112th)
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011
Introduced
2 August 2011
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to long-term care hospitals to specify: (1) the criteria for preadmission patient screening and for admission following a face-to-face evaluation by a physician, (2) core services and patient care requirements, and (3) discharge criteria. Reduces from 48 hours to 24 hours of admission the deadline by which long-term care hospitals must validate that patients meet admission criteria.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 August 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1486
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1486