S. 2480 (110th): Nursing Home Quality and Transparency Act

Introduced:
Dec 13, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 13, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 13, 2007
Referred to Committee Dec 13, 2007
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2D) (show)
Committees

Senate Finance

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Full Title

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publicly disclose the identity of long-term care facilities listed under the Special Focus Facility Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Last updated Dec 13, 2007.
4 pages

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12/13/2007--Introduced.
Nursing Home Quality and Transparency Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose, through the use of the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the identities of those long-term care facilities that appear on the list of special focus facilities (poor-performing nursing homes) under the Special Focus Facility Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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