Long-Term Care Transparency Act

Sponsor: Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican-NY)February 12, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Requires annual reports to Congress on programs protecting older Americans in long-term care.

This bill would require the Assistant Secretary to send annual reports to Congress about State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. These programs help protect older Americans in nursing homes. The reports would gather and summarize existing state information, giving lawmakers more details for oversight.

What Would Change

Today, no specific rule requires the Assistant Secretary to send Congress a yearly report. This report would combine and summarize all findings from State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. If this bill passes, the Assistant Secretary would need to create and send this aggregated report each year to key committees in the Senate and House. This would give lawmakers a clearer, combined view of these programs' work.

Key Provisions

Requires the Assistant Secretary to send an annual report to Congress about State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs.
Changes the Older Americans Act of 1965 to add this new yearly reporting rule.
Directs the annual report to go to specific Senate committees (Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Special Committee on Aging) and a House committee (Education and the Workforce).
Ensures the report combines and summarizes all individual state reports from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs for that year.

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Long-Term Care Transparency Act

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