,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,latham 7for himself and ,mr4           
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce1 for a period to be       
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 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 facility4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe    
,food for ,seniors ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,qualification of director of food      
services of a ,medicare skilled nursing 
facility or a ,medicaid nursing facility
  7a7 ,medicare skilled nursing         

facilities ,section #ahai7;b77#d77;,a7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#c7;b77#d77;,a77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3 ,with respect to meeting any 
staffing requirement imposed by the     
,secretary for purposes of satisfying   
clause 7iv71 in the case that the       
facility does not employ a full-time    
qualified dietitian 7as defined in      
paragraph 7#b7 of section #dhc4ce7;a7 of
 title #db1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 as in effect as of the    
date of the enactment of the ,safe ,food
 for ,seniors ,act of #bjac7 but        
complies with such section by           
designating a director of food services 
7as described in paragraph 7#a7 of such 
section71 the director of food services 
shall be a ,certified ,dietary ,manager 
meeting the applicable requirements     
published by the ,certifying ,board for 
,dietary ,managers1 a ,dietetic         
,technician1 ,registered meeting the    
applicable requirements published by the

 ,commission on ,dietetic ,registration1
 or an individual with equivalent       
military or academic qualifications 7as 
specified by the ,secretary744  7b7     
,medicaid nursing facilities ,section   
#aiai7;b77#d77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr7b77#d77;,a77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3 ,with respect
 to meeting any staffing requirement    
imposed by the ,secretary for purposes  
of satisfying clause 7iv71 in the case  
that the facility does not employ a     
full-time qualified dietitian 7as       
defined in paragraph 7#b7 of section    
#dhc4ce7;a7 of title #db1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 as in effect as  
of the date of the enactment of the     
,safe ,food for ,seniors ,act of #bjac7 
but complies with such section by       
designating a director of food services 
7as described in paragraph 7#a7 of such 
section71 the director of food services 
shall be a ,certified ,dietary ,manager 
meeting the applicable requirements     

published by the ,certifying ,board for 
,dietary ,managers1 a ,dietetic         
,technician1 ,registered meeting the    
applicable requirements published by the
 ,commission on ,dietetic ,registration1
 or an individual with equivalent       
military or academic qualifications 7as 
specified by the ,secretary744  7c7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date that is #ahj days after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4