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H.R. 3733 · 117th Congress

Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

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81 cosponsors · 36 D, 45 R
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9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and nearby inpatient rehabilitation facilities to establish an essential caregivers program during a public health emergency.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 4, 2021

Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

This bill requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and nearby inpatient rehabilitation facilities to establish an essential caregivers program during a public health emergency.

Under the program, facilities must allow each resident to select up to two essential caregivers to provide daily living assistance, emotional support, or companionship during the emergency. Facilities must afford such caregivers 12 hours of access to residents each day (or unlimited access for end-of-life care), and caregivers must agree to follow facility protocols for staff safety. Facilities may deny access to caregivers who violate protocols, subject to certain notification requirements; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish an appeals process relating to such decisions and may take specified enforcement actions against facilities that violate the bill's requirements.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

Latest action (Jun 29, 2021): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3301-3304)

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 4, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.