A bill to require physician visits to patients in skilled nursing facilities at least once every 30 days.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities to provide medically related social services.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend titles 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require minimum ratios for nursing home personnel to patients and for supervisory nurses to total nurses.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require the immediate reporting of epidemic diseases or accidents in nursing homes participating in Federal programs.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend titles 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require that only licensed personnel may set up or distribute medication in skilled nursing facilities.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend titles 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require nursing homes to post their current license, medicare/medicaid certification, a list of owners of the facility, the names of staff, a patient's bill of rights as well as a description of services offered by the facility and the facility's charges therefor.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of an Inspector General for health administration.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require admissions contracts between nursing homes participating in Federal programs and the patients they serve.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to allow the States to use supplementary security income payments plus a State supplement of not less than $100 per resident per month to provide care for residents in nonmedical shelter care facilities.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend title 19 of the Social Security Act to require States to establish ombudsman programs to investigate nursing home complaints and represent consumer interests.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 19 of the Social Security Act to make certain requirements with respect to long-term care facility personnel compensated with Federal funds who are responsible for determining whether such limitations comply with health and safety standards required under this Act.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require that State plans under title 19 are ratified by both the State's legislative and executive branch before being presented to the Secretary for his approval; to require that such plans be posted and available to the public; to require the Secretary to annually review a State's compliance with such plan and to publish performance ratings for the States and creating a cause of action allowing title 19 recipients individually or as a class to bring suit against a State for specific performance when a State fails to comply with provisions or its plan.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for placing responsibility for medical care provided by skilled nursing facilities under titles XVIII and XIX in a medical director.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to make unlawful the solicitation or acceptance of any gift, money, or consideration over and above the rates established by the States and to make unlawful the solicitation or acceptance of any gift, money, or donation as a precondition of admitting a patient to a long-term care facility.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for a system of inspections of State inspection and enforcement mechanisms with regard to facilities receiving payments under titles XVIII and XIX.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend titles XVII and XIX of the Social Security Act making unlawful the offer or receipt of consideration for the referral of patients, clients, or customers.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the updating of safety provisions in skilled nursing facilities.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide 100 per centum Federal funding of financial audits of facilities participating in medicare and medicaid conducted by State personnel.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide grants, for the planning, development, construction, and rehabilitation of nursing homes in black and minority communities.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code by adding a new chapter 404 to establish an institute for Continuing Studies of Juvenile Justice.
1973-02-27: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.