U.S. Congress - H.R.2223 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
H.R.2223 - Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
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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- Official: 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.
- Short: Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act as introduced.
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Latest Action Apr 30, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means Related Bills (1) & Issues (9)
Official Summary
4/30/2009--Introduced.Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to identify efficient, effective, and economical procedures for long-term care facilities or providers to conduct background checks on prospective direct patient access employees on a nationwide basis under similar terms and conditions as the pilot program established under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Sets forth requirements for states wishing to participate in the program, including requiring:(1) searches of neglect registries and databases;
(2) searches of any proceedings that may contain disqualifying information;
(3) searches of federal criminal history records, including a fingerprint check; and
(4) methods that reduce duplicative fingerprinting. Sets forth program requirements. Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate the program under this Act. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state claims processing and information retrieval systems to incorporate compatible methodologies of the National Correct Coding Initiative administered by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to identify and notify states as to which methodologies should be incorporated.
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