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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2181 

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect 

to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare skilled 

nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2013 

Mr. LATHAM (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following 

bill; which was 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 committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 

with respect to the qualification of the director of food 

services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Food for Seniors 

5 Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES 

2 OF A MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY 

3 OR A MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY. 

4 (a) MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.—Sec5 tion 1819(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 1395i–3(b)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 

7 following: ‘‘With respect to meeting any staffing require8 ment imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying 

9 clause (iv), in the case that the facility does not employ 

10 a full-time qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) 

11 of section 483.35(a) of title 42, Code of Federal Regula12 tions, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of the 

13 Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies with such 

14 section by designating a director of food services (as de15 scribed in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of 

16 food services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting 

17 the applicable requirements published by the Certifying 

18 Board for Dietary Managers, a Dietetic Technician, Reg19 istered meeting the applicable requirements published by 

20 the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual 

21 with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as 

22 specified by the Secretary).’’. 

23 (b) MEDICAID NURSING FACILITIES.—Section 

24 1919(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

25 1396r(b)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the fol26 lowing: ‘‘With respect to meeting any staffing requirement 


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1 imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying clause 

2 (iv), in the case that the facility does not employ a full3 time qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) of sec4 tion 483.35(a) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, 

5 as in effect as of the date of the enactment of the Safe 

6 Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies with such sec7 tion by designating a director of food services (as de8 scribed in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of 

9 food services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting 

10 the applicable requirements published by the Certifying 

11 Board for Dietary Managers, a Dietetic Technician, Reg12 istered meeting the applicable requirements published by 

13 the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual 

14 with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as 

15 specified by the Secretary).’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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