Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1000
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Health care quality

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Medicare

Nursing

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill provides funds to support the development and distribution of protocols to control COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in Medicare skilled nursing facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Kildee ) 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2021 . 2. Providing for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations Section 1862(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(g) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In addition to any amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated to the Secretary, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out infection control support (as determined appropriate by the Secretary) through the development and dissemination of protocols relating to the prevention or mitigation of COVID–19 in skilled nursing facilities (as defined in section 1819(a)). .