S.317: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced Feb. 12, 2021
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 12, 2021

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Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act This bill modifies several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, SNFs and NFs must comply with specified quality of care, worker safety, and transparency requirements, subject to civil penalties. Requirements...

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Date Description
Feb. 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 12, 2021

Introduced in the Senate by Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

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