Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013

Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, for a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility without a full-time qualified dietitian, to require its director of food services to be: (1) a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers; (2) a Dietetic Technician, Registered meeting with the requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; or (3) an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2181 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2181

 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect 
  to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare 
        skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2013

 Mr. Latham (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect 
  to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare 
        skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES OF A MEDICARE 
              SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR A MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY.

    (a) Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities.--Section 1819(b)(4)(A) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(4)(A)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``With respect to meeting any staffing 
requirement imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying clause 
(iv), in the case that the facility does not employ a full-time 
qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 483.35(a) 
of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies 
with such section by designating a director of food services (as 
described in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of food 
services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the applicable 
requirements published by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers, a 
Dietetic Technician, Registered meeting the applicable requirements 
published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual 
with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by 
the Secretary).''.
    (b) Medicaid Nursing Facilities.--Section 1919(b)(4)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(b)(4)(A)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ``With respect to meeting any staffing 
requirement imposed by the Secretary for purposes of satisfying clause 
(iv), in the case that the facility does not employ a full-time 
qualified dietitian (as defined in paragraph (2) of section 483.35(a) 
of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date 
of the enactment of the Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013) but complies 
with such section by designating a director of food services (as 
described in paragraph (1) of such section), the director of food 
services shall be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the applicable 
requirements published by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers, a 
Dietetic Technician, Registered meeting the applicable requirements 
published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or an individual 
with equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by 
the Secretary).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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