HR 2677 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 30, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Henry A. Waxman D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 10, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) reinstitution of the Boren Amendment payment methodology repealed in 1997; (2) increased nurse staffing; (3) increased sanctions (including refunds and withholding of Federal funds) for substandard care furnished in nursing facilities; (4) a Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Account in the Treasury for deposit of all substandard care refunds and withheld amounts; (5) grants to States for improvement of the quality of care furnished in nursing facilities in the State; (6) increased public disclosure of information on the Internet regarding nursing facilities; (7) background checks on covered nursing facility employees; (8) the applicability of protections afforded under survey and certification process provisions to all nursing facility residents, not just those entitled to Medicaid payments or in an institution meeting certain requirements; and (9) financial accountability of nursing facilities.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2001 to Sep 4, 2002, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalJul 30, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 30, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jul 30, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1471-1472)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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