US HB6855 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides statutory authority for certain requirements with respect to the rights of residents in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the bill requires SNFs to provide residents with reasonable access to a telephone and the internet and to inform residents of such access and of any policy changes regarding external visitors. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance to help SNFs ensure that residents have access to televisitation during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Title
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
2020-05-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
Telephone and wireless communication
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
Telephone and wireless communication
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6855/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6855/BILLS-116hr6855ih.pdf |