Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Providing resources for personal protective equipment and testing. Sec. 4. Promoting transparency about COVID–19-related cases and fatalities and staffing levels in long-term care facilities. Sec. 5. Establishing strike teams. Sec. 6. Promoting identification and reporting of potential abuse or neglect in long-term care facilities.
Sec. 7. Promoting quality of life of long-term care facility residents through televisitation. Sec. 8. Upgrading nursing home compare and the Five-Star rating system. Sec. 9. Enhancing Federal oversight of nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid. Sec. 10. Continuing funding for programs to prevent and prosecute elder abuse and neglect. Sec. 11. Increasing resources to investigate abuse or neglect and extend services to victims. Sec. 12. Protecting Americans with dementia.
Sec. 13. Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in long-term care facilities. Sec. 14. Establishing reciprocity with Drug Enforcement Administration to address improper prescribing of controlled substances.