Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act” or the “PROTECTS Act”.
116 S2574 IS:
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks.
Sec. 2 Permitting Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct employee background checks
Section 1921(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–2(b)(6)) is amended—
by striking “and other health care entities (as defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986)” and inserting “, other health care entities (as defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986), providers of services (as defined in section 1861(u)), suppliers (as defined in section 1861(d)), and providers of items or services under a State plan under this title (or a waiver of such a plan)”; and
by striking “such hospitals or other health care entities” and inserting “such hospitals, health care entities, providers, or suppliers”.