,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,gro?man 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,self1 & ,mrs4 ,bice7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d titles ,,xviii & ,,xix
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to require a
 skill$ nurs+ facility to p]mit )\t     
re/riction visitation by an individual  
designat$ by a resid5t ( su* facility "u
 ! ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid programs4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,r&y ,sus5 ,visitation ,rights ,act (   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,requir+ skill$ nurs+       
facilities to p]mit )\t re/riction      
visitation by c]ta9 individuals  7a7    
,m$ic>e ,section #ahai7;c77#c7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#acie;i-#c7;c77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,f7 p]mit imm$iate access to a resid5t 
by n less ?an #a individual t su*       
resid5t designates1 subject to ! "r (   
su* resid5t to d5y or )draw cons5t or   
su* designation at any "t1 b n subject  
to any o!r re/riction or limitation on  
su* access4  4  7b7 ,m$icaid ,section   
#aiai7;c77#c7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifl7c77#c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7,d71 by /rik+
 & at ! end2  7#b7 9 subsection 7,e71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,f7 p]mit imm$iate access
 to a resid5t by n less ?an #a          
individual t su* resid5t designates1    
subject to ! "r ( su* resid5t to d5y or 
)draw cons5t or su* designation at any  
"t1 b n subject to any o!r re/riction or
 limitation on su* access4  4