Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits nursing homes from admitting or retaining COVID-19 positive patients.

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to evaluate each COVID-19 regional hub that was implemented in a nursing home and provide a detailed report of their evaluation to the house and senate standing committees on health policy by July 31, 2020 (Sec. 5145).

• Requires the department to submit a plan to the house and senate standing committees on health policy by August 15, 2020, to ensure that dedicated facilities are available in each of the 8 health care regions by September 15, 2020, for only coronavirus-positive patients who are ineligible for admission at a nursing home (Sec. 5145). 

• Prohibits an individual from being admitted or retained for care in a nursing home if the individual has tested positive for coronavirus, beginning September 15, 2020 (Sec. 21717).

• Specifies that individuals that have tested positive for coronavirus may be admitted or retained for care in a nursing home if they have since recovered from coronavirus or if the nursing home is able to provide a department-approved designated area and program to retain the individual in their facility (Sec. 21717).

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