,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #begd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai,mr4 ,gardner introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the 
,social ,security ,act to increase the  
ability of ,medicare and ,medicaid      
providers to access the ,national       
,practitioner ,data ,bank for the       
purpose of conducting employee          
background checks4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,promote 
,responsible ,oversight and ,targeted   
,employee background ,check             
,transparency for ,seniors ,act or the  
,,protects ,act4  #b4 ,permitting       
,medicare and ,medicaid providers to    
access the ,national ,practitioner ,data
 ,bank to conduct employee background   
checks ,section #aiba7;b77#f7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acifr-#b7;b77#f77 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking and other health care entities

 7as defined in section #dca of the     
,health ,care ,quality ,improvement ,act
 of #aihf7 and inserting 1 other health 
care entities 7as defined in section    
#dca of the ,health ,care ,quality      
,improvement ,act of #aihf71 providers  
of services 7as defined in section      
#ahfa7u771 suppliers 7as defined in     
section #ahfa7;d771 and providers of    
items or services under a ,state plan   
under this title 7or a waiver of such a 
plan72 and  7#b7 by striking such       
hospitals or other health care entities 
and inserting such hospitals1 health    
care entities1 providers1 or suppliers4