Congress 107 - HR 118 - Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2001

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Case mix (Medical care) Collection of accounts Computers and government Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to nursing education Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Health Higher education Internet Labor and Employment Law Medicaid Medical personnel Medicare Nurses Nursing homes Paramedical personnel Performance measurement Quality of care Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Web sites

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Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of competitive grants to eligible States for the purpose of improving the quality of care furnished in nursing homes operating in the State.

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report to the Secretary on data regarding staffing levels and information regarding patient classification.

Amends SSA title XI to establish the Nursing Facility Civil Money Penalties Collection Account to be used for awarding grants under this Act.

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Feb 7, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2001

Introduced in House

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