[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6300 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6300

 To provide that under the Older Americans Act of 1965 the State Long-
   Term Care Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other 
 access through the use of technology) to residents of long-term care 
   facilities to provide services during any portion of the COVID-19 
public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that occurs in fiscal year 2020.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2020

  Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Wright) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that under the Older Americans Act of 1965 the State Long-
   Term Care Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other 
 access through the use of technology) to residents of long-term care 
   facilities to provide services during any portion of the COVID-19 
public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) that occurs in fiscal year 2020.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advocating for Older Americans 
During Coronavirus Crisis Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS OF THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN TO RESIDENTS OF 
              LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC 
              HEALTH EMERGENCY IN FISCAL YEAR 2020.

    During any portion of the COVID-19 public health emergency declared 
under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) 
that occurs in the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and ending on September 31, 2020, the State Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman shall have continuing direct access (or other access through 
the use of technology to the greatest extent practicable) to residents 
of long-term care facilities to provide the services described in 
section 712(a)(3)(B) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3058h(a)(3)(B)).
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