legislation: 105-hr-4592

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
105-hr-4592	105	hr	4592	Home Health Patient Protection Act of 1998	Health	1998-09-17	1998-09-30	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	House	Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]	CA	D	S000810	1	Home Health Patient Protection Act of 1998 - Amends titles XI and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of a program to prevent the abuse of home health patients through: (1) screening of home health agency workers through background checks; and (2) a prohibition against hiring abusive workers. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a National Registry of Abusive Home Health Workers, which shall be used in such background checks.	2025-08-21T16:11:12Z

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