S. 4578Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Long-Term Care Transparency Act

Sponsored by Mike BraunSen. Mike Braun (R-IN)
Introduced June 18, 2024

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The Long-Term Care Transparency Act amends the Older Americans Act to require an annual report to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. The report must combine all state reports filed under the existing law and provide a summary of their findings. This change affects the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, state ombudsman programs, and the relevant congressional committees.

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  • Adds a new Section 714 requiring the Assistant Secretary to submit each year a report to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and the House Education and Workforce Committee, aggregating all reports submitted under section 712(h) and summarizing their findings.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

June 18, 2024

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Introduced in Senate

June 18, 2024

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

June 18, 2024

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 18, 2024

II

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4578

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 18, 2024

Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Long-Term Care Transparency Act.

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Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058f et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Reports to Congress

Each year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report that—

(1)

aggregates all reports submitted under section 712(h) for such year; and

(2)

provides a summary of the findings of such reports.

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