[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5314 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5314

 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require a 
skilled nursing facility to permit without restriction visitation by an 
individual designated by a resident of such facility under the Medicare 
                         and Medicaid programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2025

    Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Self, and Mrs. Bice) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require a 
skilled nursing facility to permit without restriction visitation by an 
individual designated by a resident of such facility under the Medicare 
                         and Medicaid programs.

    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 ``Randy Susen Visitation Rights Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TO PERMIT WITHOUT 
              RESTRICTION VISITATION BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Medicare.--Section 1819(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i-3(c)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) permit immediate access to a resident by not 
                less than 1 individual that such resident designates, 
                subject to the right of such resident to deny or 
                withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but 
                not subject to any other restriction or limitation on 
                such access.''.
    (b) Medicaid.--Section 1919(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396l(c)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subsection (E), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) permit immediate access to a resident by not 
                less than 1 individual that such resident designates, 
                subject to the right of such resident to deny or 
                withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but 
                not subject to any other restriction or limitation on 
                such access.''.
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