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Long-Term Care Transparency Act

Bill Number
H.R. 1256
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last Updated
2025-07-28T20:26:12Z

Official Summary

Long-Term Care Transparency Act

This bill requires the Administration on Aging to submit to Congress an annual report that (1) aggregates reports submitted to the administration by state long-term care ombudsman offices for the year, and (2) summarizes the findings of such reports.  

(State long-term care ombudsman programs investigate and respond to complaints by and on behalf of residents in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult care homes. Each state long-term care ombudsman office is required to submit an annual report to the administration including data related to complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities and an evaluation of the problems experienced by long-term care residents.) 

Sponsor

Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

Cosponsors (6)

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11], Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

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