,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,mr4  
,gottheimer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of
 ,new ,jersey1 and ,mr4 ,payne7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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     
establish requirements for skilled      
nursing facilities1 nursing facilities1 
and assisted living facilities to manage
 the outbreak of ,,covid-#ai1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,nursing ,home 
,pandemic ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,requirements for skilled nursing       
facilities1 nursing facilities1 and     
assisted living facilities to manage the
 outbreak of ,,covid-#ai  7a7           

,codification of memorandum relating to 
notification requirements of cases of   
,,covid-#ai that are confirmed or under 
investigation in nursing homes ,the     
memorandum entitled ,upcoming           
,requirements for ,notification of      
,confirmed ,,covid-#ai 7or ,,covid-#ai  
,persons under ,investigation7 ,among   
,residents and ,staff in ,nursing ,homes
 published by the ,centers for ,medicare
  ,medicaid ,services on ,april #ai1    
#bjbj1 shall have the force and effect  
of law4  7b7 ,crisis plan for such      
facilities ,the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall ensure that  
skilled nursing facilities1 nursing     
facilities1 and assisted living         
facilities establish1 not later than #fj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 establish a crisis plan to  
manage the outbreak of ,,covid-#ai and  
other public health emergencies within  
such facilities4 ,such plan shall       
outline procedures relating to infection
 control1 staffing1 personal protective 

equipment1 outside medical providers and
 hospitalizations1 and communication    
with family members4  7c7 ,,ppe         
requirements for such facilities  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall ensure that  
skilled nursing facilities1 nursing     
facilities1 and assisted living         
facilities establish1 not later than    
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 maintain access 
to a minimum amount of personal         
protective equipment described in       
paragraph 7#b7 to manage the outbreak of
 ,,covid-#ai and other public health    
emergencies within such facilities4     
7#b7 ,minimum amount of ,,ppe described 
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 a      
minimum amount of personal protective   
equipment described in this paragraph is
 the amount of such equipment for use by
 the staff and residents of such        
facilities for a #cj-;day period4  7d7  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,nursing facility ,the term nursing     

facility has the meaning given such term
 in section #aiai7;a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifr7a774  7#b7 ,skilled nursing      
facility ,the term skilled nursing      
facility has the meaning given such term
 in section #ahai7;a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c7;a774