H.R. 771 · 117th Congress
Sending Outside Support Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jimmy Panetta
- Introduced
- 2021-02-03
- Latest action
- 2021-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Sending Outside Support Act of 2021 or the SOS Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to help with clinical care, infection control, or staffing.