Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6300
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires state long-term care ombudsmen to have continuing access to residents of long-term care facilities during any portion of the public health emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in order to investigate and resolve complaints and otherwise assist such residents in protecting their health, safety, welfare, and rights. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6300 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2020 Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Wright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that under the Older Americans Act of 1965 the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other access through the use of technology) to residents of long-term care facilities to provide services during any portion of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) that occurs in fiscal year 2020.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advocating for Older Americans During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020 . 2. Access of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to residents of long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency in fiscal year 2020 During any portion of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) that occurs in the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 31, 2020, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other access through the use of technology to the greatest extent practicable) to residents of long-term care facilities to provide the services described in section 712(a)(3)(B) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3058h(a)(3)(B) ).