Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-473
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Food industry and services

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicaid

Medicare

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the full-time director of food services at a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility, if not a qualified dietitian, to be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers or have equivalent military or academic qualifications.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 473 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2013 Mr. Connolly 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013 . 2. Qualification of director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility (a) In general Sections 1819(b)(4)(A) and 1919(b)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(b)(4)(A), 1396r(b)(4)(A)) are each amended by adding at the end the following: With respect to meeting the staffing requirement imposed by the Secretary to carry out clause (iv), the full-time director of food services of the facility, if not a qualified dietitian (as defined in section 483.35(a)(2) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this section), shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers or have equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by the Secretary). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.