Supporting of real-time infections disease and public health surveillance network for nursing homes

Section 1115A(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (xxviii) Supporting the adoption by the National Healthcare Safety Network of technology to improve infectious disease surveillance in nursing homes that— (I) has capabilities for immediate detection and reporting of infectious disease outbreaks; (II) facilitates coordinated responses with local, State, and Federal public health authorities; and (III) enables nursing homes to participate in a staffed care management program to improve resident health outcomes..