View from the hill.Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : The following bills pertaining to issues affecting the long term care industry were making their way through Congress as of Dec. 9, 2003. Bills listed in previous issues that do not appear here have seen no new action taken. Adult Day Care Bill: S. 1697 Title: Elderly Housing Plus Health Support Demonstration Act Summary: Establishes the elderly housing plus health support demonstration program to modernize public housing for elderly and disabled persons. Sponsors: Sens. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn.; John Reed, D-R.I.; Paul Sarbanes, D-Md. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. Bill: S. 1217 Title: Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003 Summary: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Secretary of Health and Human Services - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services; "the first Secretary of Health and Human Services was Patricia Roberts Harris who was appointed by Carter" to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls. Sponsors: Sens. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wy.; Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.; Patty Murray, D-Wash. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension. Skilled Nursing Facilities skilled nursing facility n. Abbr. SNF An establishment that houses chronically ill, usually elderly patients, and provides long-term nursing care, rehabilitation, and other services. Bill: H.R. 3260 Title: Veterans' Extended Health Care Services and Business Enhancements Act of 2003 Summary: Amends title 38, United States Code Noun 1. United States Code - a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives U. S. , to extend certain authorities for health care services and reporting dates and to augment certain health care business practices or programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Noun 1. Secretary of Veterans Affairs - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs" . Sponsors: Reps. Christopher Smith, R-N R-N Raion (Russian, district; used in postal addresses) .J.; Lane Evans, D-Ill. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Committee on Veterans' Affairs can refer to:
Bill: H.R. 1720 Title: Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out construction projects that improve, renovate, establish and update patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, government-sponsored nursing homes, and for other purposes. Sponsors: Reps. Rob Simmons, R-Conn.; Henry Brown, Jr., R-S R-S Reed-Solomon R-S Reset-Set R-S Relative Severity .C.; Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J.; Jon Porter, R-Nev.; Christopher Smith, R-N.J. Status: Received in the Senate; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Medicare/Medicaid Bill: H.R. 1 Title: Medicare Prescription Drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, , Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 Summary: Amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program by opening it to competition from private health care insurers and providers, extending a moratorium on outpatient therapy caps until 2006 and instituting new regulatory and patient protection initiatives. Sponsors: Reps. J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.; Michael Bilirakis, R-Fla.; Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; Jeb Bradley, R-N.H.; Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Fla.; Max Burns, R-Ga.; 15 others Status: Signed into law by President Bush on Dec. 8, 2003 Bill: H.R. 3355 Title: Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2003 Summary: Amends titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities receiving payments under the Medicare or Medicaid program. Sponsors: Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.; Anibal Acevedo-Vila, D-P.R.; Joe Baca, D-Calif.; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Howard Berman, D-Calif.; Robert Brady, D-Pa.; 40 others. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health for further consideration. Veterans Affairs Bill: H.R. 271 Title: Equitable Care for All Veterans Act Summary: Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the formula, known as the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation resource allocation Managed care The constellation of activities and decisions which form the basis for prioritizing health care needs (VERA VERA Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms VERA Virtual Electronic Resource Access VERA Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator VERA Verzeichnis Edv-Relevanter Akronyme (German: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms; website) ) system, for the allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other purposes. Sponsors: Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J.; Vito Fossella, R-N.Y.; Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y.; Sue Kelly, R-N.Y.; Peter King, R-N.Y; Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J. Status: Referred to the House Subcommittee on Health. Bill: S. 1572 Title: A Bill to Expand the Pilot Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Summary: Authorizes expansion of the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to include three additional health care regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sponsor: Sen. Bob Graham, R-Fla. Status: Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Pharmacy/Drug Management Bill: S. 648 Title: Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003 Summary: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the practice of pharmacy. Sponsor: Sen. John Reed, D-R.I. Status: Reviewed in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; amendment deemed necessary. Independent Living Units Bill: S. 720 Title: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Summary: Makes patient safety data privileged and confidential, excluding it from subpoena subpoena (səpē`nə) [Lat.,=under penalty], in law, an order to a witness to appear before a court. A subpoena ad testificandum [Lat. , discovery, disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) A U.S. government rule that states that public information shall be delivered within 10 days of request. ), evidentiary use or any credentialing or licensing situation. Sponsors: Sens. James M. Jeffords, I-Vt., John B. Breaux, D-La., Bill Frist, R-Tenn., Gregg Judd, R-N.H. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for amendments. |
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