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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7048 

To establish requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and 

assisted living facilities to manage the outbreak of COVID–19, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2020 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. PAYNE) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, 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 establish requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to manage the 

outbreak of COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Nursing Home Pan5 demic Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILI2 TIES, NURSING FACILITIES, AND ASSISTED 

3 LIVING FACILITIES TO MANAGE THE OUT4 BREAK OF COVID–19. 

5 (a) CODIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM RELATING TO

6 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CASES OF COVID–19 

7 THAT ARE CONFIRMED OR UNDER INVESTIGATION IN

8 NURSING HOMES.—The memorandum entitled ‘‘Upcom9 ing Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID– 

10 19 (or COVID–19 Persons under Investigation) Among 

11 Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes’’ published by the 

12 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 19, 

13 2020, shall have the force and effect of law. 

14 (b) CRISIS PLAN FOR SUCH FACILITIES.—The Sec15 retary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that 

16 skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted 

17 living facilities establish, not later than 60 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, establish a crisis plan 

19 to manage the outbreak of COVID–19 and other public 

20 health emergencies within such facilities. Such plan shall 

21 outline procedures relating to infection control, staffing, 

22 personal protective equipment, outside medical providers 

23 and hospitalizations, and communication with family 

24 members. 

25 (c) PPE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH FACILITIES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

2 Human Services shall ensure that skilled nursing fa3 cilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities 

4 establish, not later than 120 days after the date of 

5 the enactment of this Act, maintain access to a min6 imum amount of personal protective equipment de7 scribed in paragraph (2) to manage the outbreak of 

8 COVID–19 and other public health emergencies 

9 within such facilities. 

10 (2) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PPE DESCRIBED.— 

11 For purposes of paragraph (1), a minimum amount 

12 of personal protective equipment described in this 

13 paragraph is the amount of such equipment for use 

14 by the staff and residents of such facilities for a 30- 

15 day period. 

16 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

17 (1) NURSING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘nursing 

18 facility’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

19 1919(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 1396r(a)). 

21 (2) SKILLED NURSING FACILITY.—The term 

22 ‘‘skilled nursing facility’’ has the meaning given such 

23 term in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a)). 

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