Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
The Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act (H.R. 7106) amends Medicare and Medicaid provisions to expand the types of healthcare professionals who can supervise, certify, and provide care in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, allowing nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists to perform certain duties previously limited to physicians, provided they work in accordance with state law. The bill streamlines care delivery by modifying certification, supervision, administration, service scope, and residents’ rights requirements under Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act. It affects skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and the…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.