Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7106 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7106 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline care delivery in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline care delivery in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities 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 ``Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINING CARE DELIVERY IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND NURSING FACILITIES. (a) Medicare.-- (1) Certification of post-hospital extended care services.--Section 1814(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``who does not'' and all that follows through ``physician,,'' and inserting ``working in accordance with State law,''. (2) Supervision requirement in skilled nursing facility services.--Section 1819(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(6)(A)) is amended-- (A) in the header, by striking ``Physician supervision'' and inserting ``Supervision''; and (B) by inserting ``or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, in acc