September 11, 2025
Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Self, and Mrs. Bice) 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
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require a skilled nursing facility to permit without restriction visitation by an individual designated by a resident of such facility under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Randy Susen Visitation Rights Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Requiring skilled nursing facilities to permit without restriction visitation by certain individuals
(a) Medicare
Section 1819(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(c)(3)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (D), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(F)
permit immediate access to a resident by not less than 1 individual that such resident designates, subject to the right of such resident to deny or withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but not subject to any other restriction or limitation on such access.
(b) Medicaid
Section 1919(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396l(c)(3)) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (D), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in subsection (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(F)
permit immediate access to a resident by not less than 1 individual that such resident designates, subject to the right of such resident to deny or withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but not subject to any other restriction or limitation on such access.