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H.R. 1256: Long-Term Care Transparency Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-12 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Long-Term Care Transparency Act

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Long-Term Care Transparency Act This bill requires the Administration on Aging to submit to Congress an annual report that (1) aggregates reports submitted to the administration by state long-term care ombudsman offices for the year, and (2) summarizes the findings of such reports. (State long-term care ombudsman programs investigate and respond to complaints by and on behalf of residents in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult care homes. Each state long-term care ombudsman office is required to submit an annual report to the administration including data related to complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities and an evaluation of the problems experienced by long-term care residents.)

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Long-Term Care Transparency Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] · 6 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr1256 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills