S. 1577 - Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
Health policy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Herbert Kohl
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
S. 1577 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill 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
- A bill 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
- Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
- Sponsor
- Herbert Kohl
- 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 6/07/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/07/2007 6/07/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7353-7354) 6/07/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Put on a legislative calendar 9/10/2008 Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 9/22/2008 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-474. Put on a legislative calendar 9/22/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1035. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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