S. 1486 · 112th Congress
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pat Roberts
- Introduced
- 2011-08-02
- Latest action
- 2011-08-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to long-term care hospitals to specify: (1) the criteria for preadmission patient screening and for admission following a face-to-face evaluation by a physician, (2) core services and patient care requirements, and (3) discharge criteria.
Reduces from 48 hours to 24 hours of admission the deadline by which long-term care hospitals must validate that patients meet admission criteria.