,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,ms4   
,sn*ez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! 
,social ,security ,act to ensure        
communications accessibility = resid5ts 
( skill$ nurs+ facilities dur+ !        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,facilitat+ ,virtual ,visitation =      
,nurs+ ,home ,resid5ts ,act ( #bjbj4    
#b4 ,ensur+ communications accessibility
 = resid5ts ( skill$ nurs+ facilities   
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #ahai7;c77#c7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;i-#c7;c77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7    
provide = reasonable access to ! use ( a
 telephone1 includ+ ,,tty & ,,tdd       

s]vices 7z def9$ = purposes ( section   
#dhc4aj ( title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation771 & ! int]net 7to ! ext5t   
available to ! facility7 & in=m ea* su* 
resid5t 7or a repres5tative ( su*       
resid5t7 ( su* access & any *anges 9    
policies or proc$ures ( su* facility    
relat+ to limitations on ext]nal        
visitors4  4  7b7 ,,covid-#ai provisions
  7#a7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ae days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vice %all
 issue guidance on /eps skill$ nurs+    
facilities may take to ensure resid5ts h
 access to televisitation dur+ ! em]g5cy
 p]iod def9$ 9 section                  
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774 ,su* guidance 
%all include in=mation on h[ su*        
facilities w notify resid5ts ( su*      
facilities1 repres5tatives ( su*        
resid5ts1 & relatives ( su* resid5ts ( !
 rights ( su* resid5ts to su*           

televisitation1 & ensure timely &       
equitable access to su* televisitation4 
7#b7 ,review ( facilities ,! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all take su* 
/eps z det]m9$ appropriate by !         
,secret>y to ensure t resid5ts ( skill$ 
nurs+ facilities & relatives ( su*      
resid5ts are made aw>e ( ! access rights
 describ$ 9 section #ahai7;c77#c77;,f7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acie;i-#c7;c77#c77;,f774