H.R. 3078 - Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
Health policy.
- Sponsor:
- Tim Mahoney
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
H.R. 3078 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
- Other Titles
- Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Tim Mahoney
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Aged
- Criminal justice
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Elder abuse
- Employee selection
- Federal-state relations
- Fingerprints
- Government information
- Identification of criminals
- Labor
- Long-term care
- Medicaid
- Medical care
- Medical personnel
- Medicare
- Medicine
- Nursing homes
- Personnel records
- State and local government
- Technology
- Welfare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/18/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/18/2007 7/18/2007 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. 7/18/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 7/18/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 7/18/2007 Referred to House Judiciary 7/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 7/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 8/10/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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