SOS Act of 2021 Sending Outside Support Act of 2021 [HB-771]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.
HB-771: SOS Act of 2021 Sending Outside Support Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/04/2021
Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act [S.206]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to disclose the provider's policy on parental consent for the provision, withdrawal, or denial of life-sustaining treatment for minors, and for other purposes.
S.206: Parental Accessibility Rights for Emergency and Negligent Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/03/2021
Parental Right to Know Act [S.207]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and certain other participating providers under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program to disclose the provider's policy on parental access to the medical records of minors, and for other purposes.
S.207: Parental Right to Know Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/03/2021
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2021 [HB-727]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure communications accessibility for residents of skilled nursing facilities during the COVID-19 emergency period.
HB-727: Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Sanchez
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021 [S.151]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
S.151: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021 [HB-525]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
HB-525: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2021
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act [HB-598]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.
HB-598: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/28/2021
ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act [HB-596]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
To increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
HB-596: ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/28/2021
ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act [S.57]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to increase the ability of nursing facilities to access telehealth services and obtain technologies to allow virtual visits during the public health emergency relating to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
S.57: ACCESS Act Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/27/2021
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-432]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-432: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2021
Nurses Certification And Recognition of Experience Act of 2021 Nurses CARE Act of 2021 [HB-331]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in training and competency requirements for skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aides under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
HB-331: Nurses Certification And Recognition of Experience Act of 2021 Nurses CARE Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/18/2021
HB-258: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/11/2021
You have voted HB-258: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment..
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights. [SR-273]
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[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that everyone in the United States has certain rights with respect to health care, including affordable coverage, access to care, transparency and privacy, protection from discrimination, and culturally appropriate care.
SR-273: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to health care rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S4732) on 07/09/2019
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020 [HB-8906]
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[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs). The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.
HB-8906: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Signed By President. on 01/05/2021
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 [HB-8871]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
HB-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 12/04/2020
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 [S.4957]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
S.4957: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2020
HR-1249: Expressing support for frontline workers, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals with preexisting conditions, and K-12 educators to receive priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Introduced In House on 12/03/2020
You have voted HR-1249: Expressing support for frontline workers, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals with preexisting conditions, and K-12 educators to receive priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine..
Compassionate Care Act [S.4945]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
Establishes and expands various programs and activities within the Department of Health and Human Services that support and promote end-of-life care and advance care planning. It also permanently authorizes a physician or nurse practitioner to recertify via telehealth a patient's eligibility for Medicare hospice benefits.
S.4945: Compassionate Care Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/02/2020