Bill Summary: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act
This bill, introduced by Mr. E STES and Mr. C ONNOLLY, aims to make changes in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs.
Section 1: Short Title
This Act will be referred to as the ‘‘Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act’’.
Section 2: Ensuring Appropriate Approval for Certain Skilled Nursing Facility and Nursing Facility Nursing Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Programs under the Medicare and Medicaid Program
This section focuses on making amendments to Section 1819(f)(2) of the Social Security Act and Section 1919(f)(2) of the Social Security Act, which are related to Medicare and Medicaid, respectively. These amendments affect the approval process for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs related to these programs.