HR 4468 · 116th Congress · Health

Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act

Introduced 2019-09-24· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-09-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]KS
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]IN
Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4]SC
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]PA
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]PA
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]MI
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]WA
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]CA