United States · Bill · S
S. 1988 (108th)
Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003
Introduced
9 December 2003
Last action
9 December 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate standards for minimum nurse staffing levels in nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid payments. Reinstitutes (Boren amendment) payment methodology, providing for payment of Medicaid services through the use of rates determined pursuant to the criteria under State Medicaid plan requirements as in effect on August 1, 1997. Establishes safe harbor rates. Provides a permanent 1.50 percent increase of the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for a State beginning with FY 2004. Authorizes inclusion of: (1) financial accountability requirements in the survey and certification process with respect to facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid payments; and (2) professionals trained in financial accounting and auditing in the multidisciplinary survey teams of professionals under Medicare and Medicaid.
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Timeline
9 December 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
9 December 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 December 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003
- related to ← Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1988
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1988
- us · 108-s-1988 · source updated 10 February 2026