H.R.3078 - Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers. as introduced.

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12/09/08
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Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL) introduced a companion bill (HR.3078) in July 2007 in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Democratic C...

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HR 3078 waives the employee portion of Social Security payroll taxes (or self-employment taxes) for individuals with documented serious i...

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SD-215. 10:00 a.m.; Jun 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Jun 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on meas...

07/17/07
Bill Introduced: HR3078 Patient Sa...

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of ...

07/17/07
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HR 3078 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background ...

07/17/07
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Tim Mahoney [D-FL] introduced HR 3078: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national ...

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