H.R. 6849 – Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020

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The Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020 directs the HHS Secretary to make long‑term care facilities report detailed COVID‑19 case and death information. The data, including demographic details, must be posted publicly on the Nursing Home Compare website in a state‑by‑state format while keeping resident identities confidential. This aims to improve transparency and help monitor the pandemic’s impact on nursing home residents.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report COVID‑19 case and death information as defined in existing regulations.
The reported data must include residents’ age, race/ethnicity, and preferred language for both suspected/confirmed infections and total deaths, and be posted on the Nursing Home Compare website (or its successor) aggregated by state.
All publicly released information must be presented in a way that protects the identity of individual residents.
The Secretary may carry out these requirements through program instructions or other appropriate means.

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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.

Ways and Means Committee

May 13, 2020

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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.

Ways and Means Committee

May 13, 2020

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 13, 2020

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116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6849

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2020

Mr. Horsford 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

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require long term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020.

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Requiring long term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall, as soon as practicable, require that the information described in paragraph (1) of section 483.80(g) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation, be reported by a facility (as defined for purposes of such section).

(b)

Demographic information

The Secretary shall post the following information with respect to skilled nursing facilities (as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a))) and nursing facilities (as defined in section 1919(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(a))) on the Nursing Home Compare website (as described in section 1819(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(i))), or a successor website, aggregated by State:

(1)

The age, race/ethnicity, and preferred language of the residents of such skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infections, including residents previously treated for COVID-19.

(2)

The age, race/ethnicity, and preferred language relating to total deaths and COVID-19 deaths among residents of such skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.

(c)

Confidentiality

Any information reported under this section that is made available to the public shall be made so available in a manner that protects the identity of residents of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.

(d)

Implementation

The Secretary may implement the provisions of this section be program instruction or otherwise.