Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-29Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3301-3304)
- 2021-06-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-06-04Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2021-06-04Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2021-06-04Introduced in House
- 2021-06-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-04 (00)
Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
This bill requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and nearby inpatient rehabilitation facilities to establish an essential caregivers program during a public health emergency.
Under the program, facilities must allow each resident to select up to two essential caregivers to provide daily living assistance, emotional support, or companionship during the emergency. Facilities must afford such caregivers 12 hours of access to residents each day (or unlimited access for end-of-life care), and caregivers must agree to follow facility protocols for staff safety. Facilities may deny access to caregivers who violate protocols, subject to certain notification requirements; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish an appeals process relating to such decisions and may take specified enforcement actions against facilities that violate the bill's requirements.
Cosponsors (20)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Chris Jacobs (R-NY)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Nursing
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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