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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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020
.
Requiring long term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths
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).
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:
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.
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.
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.
Implementation
The Secretary may implement the provisions of this section be program instruction or otherwise.