S 4467
· 119th Congress
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to nursing facility requirements, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Apr 30, 2026
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2026
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate
Apr 30, 2026
Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act
This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission.
The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
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