Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (20 Oct 1998): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
What this bill does
H.R. 4843, the Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998, would amend Medicare and Medicaid law (titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act) to add notice requirements when a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility files for bankruptcy. A person or entity with a controlling interest in such a facility would have to notify the state licensing agency in writing within one day of filing a bankruptcy petition, including the court location, and again within one day of a bankruptcy trustee's appointment, providing the trustee's name, address, and phone number. The state agency would then have three days to send the trustee written information on applicable state laws and regulations governing nursing facility operation.
The bill primarily affects owners and operators of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities, state licensing agencies, and bankruptcy trustees involved in such cases. Its stated purpose is to protect nursing home residents by ensuring state regulators and bankruptcy trustees are promptly informed when a facility enters bankruptcy, so continuity of care and regulatory compliance can be monitored during the proceeding.
The bill was introduced in the House on October 15, 1998, by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard and referred to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the 105th Congress ended, meaning the bill did not become law.
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Official summary
Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a person or entity having a controlling interest in a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility that files for relief from debts under the bankruptcy code to provide written notice of such filing to the State agency responsible for licensing the facility. Requires similar written notification to the State agency of appointment of a bankruptcy trustee.
Timeline
20 Oct 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4843 do?
- H.R. 4843, the Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998, would amend Medicare and Medicaid law (titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act) to add notice requirements when a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility files for bankruptcy. A person or entity with a controlling interest in such a facility would have to notify the state licensing agency in writing within one day of filing a bankruptcy petition, including the court location, and again within one day of a bankruptcy trustee's appointment, providing the trustee's name, address, and phone number. The state agency would then have three days to send the trustee written information on applicable state laws and regulations governing nursing facility operation. The bill primarily affects owners and operators of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities, state licensing agencies, and bankruptcy trustees involved in such cases. Its stated purpose is to protect nursing home residents by ensuring state regulators and bankruptcy trustees are promptly informed when a facility enters bankruptcy, so continuity of care and regulatory compliance can be monitored during the proceeding. The bill was introduced in the House on October 15, 1998, by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard and referred to the Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the 105th Congress ended, meaning the bill did not become law.
- Has H.R. 4843 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4843. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4843?
- H.R. 4843 was sponsored by Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-33] (D-CA), with 10 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4843?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (20 Oct 1998).
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