Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act
- Bill Number
- S. 750
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1399-1400)
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-05T06:48:13Z
Official Summary
Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act
This bill prohibits administration, implementation, or enforcement of the rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting, which was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 10, 2024.
Specifically, the bill prohibits administration, implementation, or enforcement of provisions that, among other changes, (1) establish minimum staffing standards for nurses in Medicare and Medicaid long-term care facilities, including requiring a nurse to be onsite 24/7 and requiring a minimum of 3.48 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day; and (2) require state Medicaid programs to report on payments to direct care workers and support staff of nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Also, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an Advisory Panel on the Nursing Home Workforce. The panel must report annually to Congress, including on workforce shortages and barriers to accessing nursing homes in rural and underserved areas.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (2)
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1399-1400)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act — issued 2025-02-26 — PDF (8 pages)