Rep. Gottheimer: New Jersey Representatives Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors in Long-Term Care Facilities
May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) introduced new bipartisan legislation -- the Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act of 2020 -- to codify into federal law new requirements that nursing homes report communicable diseases, infections, and potential outbreaks to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and that residents and their families be kept i . . .
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) introduced new bipartisan legislation -- the Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act of 2020 -- to codify into federal law new requirements that nursing homes report communicable diseases, infections, and potential outbreaks to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and that residents and their families be kept i . . .