,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fheg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4  
,suozzi 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 title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to establish a           
,,covid-#ai skilled nursing facility    
payment incentive program4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,covid-#ai-,only ,homes ,organized for 
,resident ,treatment ,act of #bjbj or   
the ,,cohort ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,,covid-#ai skilled nursing facility    
payment incentive program  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #ahai of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c7 is amended by adding at the 

end the following new subsection3  7k7  
,,covid-#ai designation program  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #b weeks    
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection1 the ,secretary shall        
establish a program under which a       
skilled nursing facility that makes an  
election described in paragraph         
7#b77;,a7 and meets the requirements    
described in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 is     
designated 7or a portion of such        
facility is so designated7 as a         
,,covid-#ai treatment center and        
receives incentive payments under       
section #ahhh7;e77#ac74  7#b7           
,designation  7,a7 ,in general ,a       
skilled nursing facility may elect to be
 designated 7or to have a portion of    
such facility designated7 as a          
,,covid-#ai treatment center under the  
program established under paragraph 7#a7
 if the facility submits to the         
,secretary1 at a time and in a manner   
specified by the ,secretary1 an         
application for such designation that   

contains such information as required by
 the ,secretary and demonstrates that   
such facility meets the requirements    
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7   
,requirements ,the requirements         
described in this subparagraph with     
respect to a skilled nursing facility   
are the following3 7i7 ,the facility has
 a star rating with respect to staffing 
of #d or #e on the ,nursing ,home       
,compare website 7as described in       
subsection 7i77 and has maintained such 
a rating on such website during the     
#b-year period ending on the date of the
 submission of the application described
 in subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,the       
facility has a star rating of #d or #e  
with respect to health inspections on   
such website and has maintained such a  
rating on such website during such      
period4  7iii7 ,during such period1 the 
,secretary or a ,state has not found a  
deficiency with such facility relating  
to infection control that the ,secretary
 or ,state determined immediately       

jeopardized the health or safety of the 
residents of such facility 7as described
 in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b77;,a7 of      
subsection 7h71 as applicable74  7iv7   
,the facility provides care at such     
facility 7or1 in the case of an election
 made with respect to a portion of such 
facility1 to provide care in such       
portion of such facility7 only to       
eligible individuals4  7v7 ,the facility
 arranges for and transfers all         
residents of such facility 7or such     
portion of such facility1 as applicable7
 who are not eligible individuals to    
other skilled nursing facilities 7or    
other portions of such facility1 as     
applicable74  7vi7 ,the facility        
complies with the notice requirement    
described in paragraph 7#d74  7vii7 ,the
 facility meets the reporting           
requirement described in paragraph 7#e74
  7viii7 ,any other requirement         
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4  7#c7 ,duration of          
designation  7,a7 ,in general ,a        

designation of a skilled nursing        
facility 7or portion of such facility7  
as a ,,covid-#ai treatment center shall 
begin on a date specified by the        
,secretary and end upon the earliest of 
the following3 7i7 ,the revocation of   
such designation under subparagraph     
7,b74  7ii7 ,the submission of a        
notification by such facility to the    
,secretary that such facility elects to 
terminate such designation4  7iii7 ,the 
termination of the program 7as specified
 in paragraph 7#f774  7,b7 ,revocation  
,the ,secretary may revoke the          
designation of a skilled nursing        
facility 7or portion of such facility7  
as a ,,covid-#ai treatment center if the
 ,secretary determines that the facility
 is no longer in compliance with a      
requirement described in paragraph      
7#b77;,b74  7#d7 ,resident notice       
requirement ,for purposes of paragraph  
7#b77;,b77vi71 the notice requirement   
described in this paragraph is that1 not
 later than #gb hours before the date   

specified by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#c77;,a7 with respect to the 
designation of a skilled nursing        
facility 7or portion of such facility7  
as a ,,covid-#ai treatment center1 the  
facility provides a notification to each
 resident of such facility 7and to      
appropriate representatives or family   
members of each such resident1 as       
specified by the ,secretary7 that       
contains the following3 7,a7 ,notice of 
such designation4  7,b7 ,in the case    
such resident is not an eligible        
individual 7and1 in the case such       
designation is made only with respect to
 a portion of such facility1 resides in 
such portion of such facility7-- 7i7 a  
specification of when and where such    
resident will be transferred 7or moved  
within such facility72  7ii7 an         
explanation that1 in lieu of such       
transfer or move1 such resident may     
arrange for transfer to such other      
setting 7including a home7 selected by  
the resident2 and  7iii7 if such        

resident so arranges to be transferred  
to a home1 information on ,internet     
resources for caregivers who elect to   
care for such resident at home4  7,c7   
,contact information for the ,state     
long-term care ombudsman 7established   
under section #cjg7;a77#ab7 of the      
,older ,americans ,act of #aife7 for the
 applicable ,state4  7#e7 ,reporting    
requirement  7,a7 ,in general ,for      
purposes of paragraph 7#b77;,b77vii71   
the reporting requirement described in  
this paragraph is1 with respect to a    
skilled nursing facility1 that the      
facility reports to the ,secretary1     
weekly and in such manner specified by  
the ,secretary1 the following 7but only 
to the extent the information described 
in clauses 7i7 through 7vii7 is not     
otherwise reported to the ,secretary    
weekly73 7i7 ,the number of ,,covid-#ai 
related deaths at such facility4  7ii7  
,the number of discharges from such     
facility4  7iii7 ,the number of         
admissions to such facility4  7iv7 ,the 

number of beds occupied and the number  
of beds available at such facility4  7v7
 ,the number of residents on a          
ventilator at such facility4  7vi7 ,the 
number of clinical and nonclinical staff
 providing direct patient care at such  
facility4  7vii7 ,such other information
 determined appropriate by the          
,secretary4  7,b7 ,nonapplication of    
,paperwork ,reduction ,act ,chapter #ce 
of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code     
7commonly known as the ,paperwork       
,reduction ,act71 shall not apply to the
 collection of information under this   
paragraph4  7#f7 ,definition ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
eligible individual means an individual 
who1 during the #cj-;day period ending  
on the first day on which such          
individual is a resident of a           
,,covid-#ai treatment center 7on or     
after the date such center is so        
designated71 was furnished a test for   
,,covid-#ai that came back positive4    
7#g7 ,termination ,the program          

established under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
terminate upon the termination of the   
emergency period described in section   
#aace7;g77#a77;,b74  7#h7 ,prohibition  
on administrative and judicial review   
,there shall be no administrative or    
judicial review under section #ahfi1    
#ahgh1 or otherwise of a designation of 
a skilled nursing facility 7or portion  
of such facility7 as a ,,covid-#ai      
treatment center1 or revocation of such 
a designation1 under this subsection4  4
  7b7 ,payment incentive ,section       
#ahhh7;e7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieyy7e77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter   
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 and 7#ab7 and inserting 7#ab71 and     
7#ac72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#ac7     
,adjustment for ,,covid-#ai treatment   
centers ,in the case of a resident of a 
skilled nursing facility that has been  
designated as a ,,covid-#ai treatment   
center under section #ahai7k7 7or in the

 case of a resident who resides in a    
portion of such facility that has been  
so designated71 if such resident is an  
eligible individual 7as defined in      
paragraph 7#e7 of such section71 the per
 diem amount of payment for such        
resident otherwise applicable shall be  
increased by #bj percent to reflect     
increased costs associated with such    
residents4  4