Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005

HR 4903 National Nurse Act of 2006 HR 778/S 1107 Head Start S 544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act HR 791/S 351 Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act HR 1222 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act HR 525 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 S 345 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings S 1932 Medicare/Medicaid Part D of Medicare Prescription Drug Program S 2229 Medicare for All Act HR 4903 Office of National Nurse HR 5295 Student and Teacher Safety Act

Client expense: $382,166 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 791/S. 351: The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act. All provisions related to the prohibition of the use of mandatory overtime. H.R. 1372: The Quality Nursing Care Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing. H.R. 2716/S. 1515: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurse and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2005. All provisions related to eliminating barriers to APRN practice. CMS Regulation Medicare Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for skilled nursing facilities for FY 2006. All provisions related to certifications and recertifications performed by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule to alleviate hospitals of overly burdensome regulations. All revisions related to hospital conditions of participation, examinations, authentication of verbal orders, etc. H.R. 3617: Medicare Value - Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that establishes new data collection, posting and record keeping requirements related to staffing in skilled nursing facilities. H.R. 4349: The Patient Safety Act of 2005. All provisions to public disclosure of staffing and performance. H.R. 4293: The Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2005. All provisions related to establishment of minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Program Proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective payment System and Fiscal Year 2007 rates. Congressional contacts on Medicare reimbursement caps for outpatient therapy services. S. 3900: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act. Congressional contacts on the Medicare SGR as it relates to payments for Part B professional medical services. S. 71: The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing

Client expense: $315,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 791/S. 351: The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act. All provisions related to the prohibition of the use of mandatory overtime. H.R. 1372: The Quality Nursing Care Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing. H.R. 2716/S. 1515: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurse and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2005. All provisions related to eliminating barriers to APRN practice. CMS Regulation Medicare Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for skilled nursing facilities for FY 2006. All provisions related to certifications and recertifications performed by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule to alleviate hospitals of overly burdensome regulations. All revisions related to hospital conditions of participation, examinations, authentication of verbal orders, etc. H.R. 3617: Medicare Value - Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that establishes new data collection, posting and record keeping requirements related to staffing in skilled nursing facilities. H.R. 4349: The Patient Safety Act of 2005. All provisions to public disclosure of staffing and performance. H.R. 4293: The Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2005. All provisions related to establishment of minimum requirements for nurse staffing in nursing facilities. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Program Proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective payment System and Fiscal Year 2007 rates. Congressional contacts on Medicare reimbursement caps for outpatient therapy services. S. 3900: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act. Congressional contacts on the Medicare SGR as it relates to payments for Part B professional medical services. S. 71: The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act. All provisions related to nurse staffing

Client expense: $315,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)