Nursing Facility Staffing Improvement Act of 2000

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased accountablility of nursing facilities and adequate nurse staffing for patient needs in the facilities.

Subjects

Health

Summary

Nursing Facility Staffing Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require interim surveys for nursing facilities for quality deficiencies attributable to inadequate nurse staffing; (2) require prompt implementation of plans of correction for such quality deficiencies; and (3) require a nursing facility to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) data with respect to facility nursing staff for review and publication on HHS's Internet site.

Full Text

Legislative Actions

2000-12-07
Introduced in House
2000-12-07
Introduced in House
2000-12-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2139-2140)
2000-12-07
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2000-12-07
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2000-12-07
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2000-12-11
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2000-12-13
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Ask about this bill

checking server…

Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.