[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8244 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 805
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8244
[Report No. 118-956, Part I]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure
appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing
facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under
the Medicare and Medicaid program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2024
Mr. Estes (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill;
which was 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
December 27, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Grothman, Mr.
Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Van Orden
December 27, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
December 27, 2024
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 6,
2024]
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A BILL
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure
appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing
facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under
the Medicare and Medicaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality
Care Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING APPROPRIATE APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY AND NURSING FACILITY NURSING AIDE TRAINING AND
COMPETENCY EVALUATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE MEDICARE AND
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) Medicare.--Section 1819(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395i-3(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iii)--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``subparagraphs (C) and (D)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (C)''; and
(B) in subclause (I)--
(i) in item (b), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(ii) by amending item (c) to read as
follows:
``(c) has been assessed a
civil money penalty described
in subsection (h)(2)(B)(ii) or
section 1919(h)(2)(A)(ii) of
not less than $12,924 and has
been cited for a deficiency
relating to the quality of care
provided to residents of the
facility; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new item:
``(d) has been subject to a
remedy described in clause (i)
or (iii) of subsection
(h)(2)(B), subsection (h)(4),
section 1919(h)(1)(B)(i), or in
clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of
section 1919(h)(2)(A), or'';
and
(2) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Medicaid.--Section 1919(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iii)--
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by
striking ``subparagraphs (C) and (D)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (C)''; and
(B) in subclause (I)--
(i) in item (b), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(ii) by amending item (c) to read as
follows:
``(c) has been assessed a
civil money penalty described
in subsection (h)(2)(A)(ii) or
section 1819(h)(2)(B)(ii) of
not less than $12,924 and has
been cited for a deficiency
relating to the quality of care
provided to residents of the
facility; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new item:
``(d) has been subject to a
remedy described in subsection
(h)(1)(B)(i), clauses (i),
(iii), or (iv) of subsection
(h)(2)(A), clauses (i) or (iii)
of section 1819(h)(2)(B), or
section 1819(h)(4), or''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (D).
Union Calendar No. 805
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8244
[Report No. 118-956, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure
appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing
facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under
the Medicare and Medicaid program.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 27, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
December 27, 2024
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed