A bill to amend the Social Security Act to prohibit nursing homes participating in the medicare or medicaid program, or otherwise receiving funds under that Act, from requiring patients to turn over their social security benefit checks after giving reasonable advance notice of their intent to leave such homes.

Prohibits any nursing home or skilled nursing facility which is participating in the hospital insurance program of title XVIII (Medicare) or in the medical assistance program of title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act from requiring any patient to turn over to it any social security benefit check to which the patient is entitled after such patient has given 30 days written advance notice of his intention to leave such home or facility.