Quality Care for Nursing Home Patients Act of 2001

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to impose requirements with respect to staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the Medicare or Medicaid Program.

Subjects

Health

Summary

Quality Care for Nursing Home Patients Act of 2001 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) impose minimum direct care staffing requirements on nursing facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding; (2) revise the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 with respect to disclosure of staffing levels at such facilities, adding notice requirements; (3) prescribe administrative staffing requirements for such facilities; and (4) apply quality of care requirements to all residents of skilled nursing facilities, without regard to whether the resident is entitled to have payment made for nursing facilities under Medicare or Medicaid.

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Legislative Actions

2001-11-16
Introduced in House
2001-11-16
Introduced in House
2001-11-16
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.
2001-11-16
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.
2001-11-16
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.
2001-12-10
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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