SOS Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6872
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-05-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Nursing

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sending Outside Support Act of 2020 or the SOS Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services&nbsp;to distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to help with clinical care, infection control, or staffing. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6872 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2020 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Crow , and Mrs. Murphy of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sending Outside Support Act of 2020 or the SOS Act of 2020 . 2. Funding for State strike teams for resident and employee safety in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (a) In general Of the amounts made available under subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall allocate such amounts among the States, in a manner that takes into account the percentage of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities in each State that have residents or employees who have been diagnosed with COVID–19, for purposes of establishing and implementing strike teams in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Use of funds A State that receives funds under this section shall use such funds to establish and implement a strike team that will be deployed to a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility in the State with diagnosed or suspected cases of COVID–19 among residents or staff for the purposes of assisting with clinical care, infection control, or staffing. (c) Authorization of appropriations For purposes of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Nursing facility The term nursing facility has the meaning given such term in section 1919(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a) ). (2) Skilled nursing facility The term skilled nursing facility has the meaning given such term in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a) ).