Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:16 PM

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).

Congress
116

Number
HR - 7254

Introduced on
2020-06-18

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/18/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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).

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations.

Policy Areas
Health

Potential Impact
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

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/29/2020

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 leas...


Latest Action6/18/2020
Referred 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 ...