A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to requirements that hospitals must meet in order to provide "swing-bed" services under the medicare and medicaid programs.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 26, 1985)
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit hospitals providing "swing-bed" services (long-term care usually provided by nursing homes) from being reimbursed for such services at a higher level than nursing homes.
Limits those hospitals which can provide swing-bed services to those designed to hold fewer than 50 beds. (Current law permits hospitals with less than 50 beds to offer such services.)
Prohibits a hospital from providing swing-bed services unless at least 96 percent of the beds in the nursing homes in the region of the hospital are occupied.
Requires swing-bed hospitals to meet the same certification, licensing, and staff training standards as nursing homes.
Limits agreements between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and a swing-bed hospital to 12 months. Permits such a hospital to apply for a renewal of an agreement.
What just happenedMar 29, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 29, 1985CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 28, 1985CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 26, 1985IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 26, 1985IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 26, 1985IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 1985IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House