A bill to require the immediate reporting of epidemic diseases or accidents in nursing homes participating in Federal programs.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act making unlawful the offer of receipt of consideration for the referral of patients, clients, or customers.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to provide 100-percent Federal funding of financial audits of facilities participating in medicare and medicaid conducted by State personnel.
1975-04-29: 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.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require that payments forms submitted from nursing homes contain warnings with regard to penalties imposed under sections 1877 and 1909.
1975-04-29: 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 institutions comply with health and safety standards required under such act.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to authorize medicare or medicaid patients individually or as a class to bring suit for specific performance in Federal District Court against a long-term facility which is in violation of its provider agreement.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the making of grants to appropriate colleges and universities to assist them in establishing graduate programs for nurses in geriatrics and gerontology.
1975-04-29: 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.
1975-04-29: 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.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title VI of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the making of direct loans for the construction and rehabilitation of nursing homes owned and operated by churches and other nonprofit organizations.
1975-04-29: 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.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice to discharge an employee because he testifies before any committee of the Congress.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
1975-04-29: 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.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require HEW to establish a rating system for nursing homes participating in Federal programs as a guide to consumers.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require strict controls for the handling of patients' accounts, personal expense moneys and valuables.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to continue 100-percent Federal financing of the State costs in inspecting nursing homes and to assist the States new enforcement tools, such as a citation system and protective custodianship and other alternatives to license revocation.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to authorize the States to incorporate financial incentives for good care within the context of their cost-related reimbursement formula effective July 1, 1976.
1975-04-29: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act
1977-04-06: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.