HR-7254 : Still Just a Bill


Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), at least one of its contracts with Medicare quality improvement organizations requires that the organization assist skilled nursing facilities with COVID-19 infection control (e.g., training materials).

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-06-18IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.House floor actions
2020-06-18IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.House floor actions
2020-06-18IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
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  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Government trust funds
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare
  • Nursing
  • Public contracts and procurement
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