A bill to provide for the modification of the medicare reimbursement formula to allow small hospitals in rural areas with low occupancy to provide long-term care but only in these areas where there are no appropriate nursing home beds available.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to certain nursing home expenses.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
A bill to amend titles 18 and 19 of the Social Security Act to require that only licensed personnel may set up or distribute medications 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 skilled nursing facilities to employ at least one registered professional nurse 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
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 18 and title 19 of the Social Security Act to require nursing facilities to provide medically related social services.
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 of 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 title XVIII and XIX in a medical director.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the provision of intermediate care services under medicare.
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 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 require physicians 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 the 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 amend the Social Security Act to require that payment forms submitted from nursing homes contain warnings with regard to penalties imposed under section 1877 and 1909.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A bill to require the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a rating system for nursing homes participating in Federal programs as a guide to consumers.
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 for supervisory nurses to total nurses.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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 such Act.
1975-05-21: 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 care facility which is in violation of its provider agreement.
1975-05-21: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.