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House Bill 1985
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 17, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 17, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 18, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1985
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
New Jersey
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
California
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Republican
Mike Kelly
Pennsylvania
Republican
David McKinley
West Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a ranking system and related programs for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, taking into account the findings and recommendations of a specified advisory council.

Specifically, the bill establishes the Advisory Council on Skilled Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicare and Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicaid. The council must study processes and make related recommendations for rankings, including with respect to appropriate metrics, data sources, and quality control.

The CMS must then develop a ranking system and use the system to implement a high-rated facility program and a low-rated facility program. Facilities in the low-rated facility program are subject to progressive enforcement actions of increasing severity until they meet applicable standards; facilities in the high-rated facility program may also have their designations suspended if they fail to meet the requisite standards. The CMS must post facility designations on the Nursing Home Compare website in a specified manner.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the quality of services provided by facilities and their compliance with applicable requirements, including the effectiveness of the bill's low-rated facility program.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 17, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 782
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
03/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/17/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/17/2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
03/17/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:11 PM
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