Long-Term Care Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-4578
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2024-06-18
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4578 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2024 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long-Term Care Transparency Act . 2. Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3058f et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 714. Reports to Congress Each year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report that— (1) aggregates all reports submitted under section 712(h) for such year; and (2) provides a summary of the findings of such reports. .