H.R. 9529 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9529 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2024Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Ross, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Mr. Bera, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide funding for skilled nursing facility and nursing facility survey and certification activities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustained Allocations For Evaluations and Reviews of Nursing Homes Act of 2024 or the SAFER Nursing Homes Act of 2024. 2. Providing funding for skilled nursing facility and nursing facility survey and accreditation activities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs There are appropriated, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, the following sums for purposes of carrying out surveys and certifications of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under sections 1819(g) and 1919(g), respectively, of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(g); 1396r(g)): (1) For fiscal year 2025, $492,000,000. (2) For each subsequent fiscal year, such sums as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines necessary to carry out such purposes.