HR 6849 · 116th Congress · Health

Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-05-13· Sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: 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.(2020-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.…

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Cosponsors (6)

6 Democrats
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL