OVERSIGHT FOR STATE HOMES REGARDING COVID-19 INFECTIONS, RESPONSE CAPACITY, AND STAFFING LEVELS.

SEC. 3003. [38 U.S.C. 1701 note] OVERSIGHT FOR STATE HOMES REGARDING COVID-19 INFECTIONS, RESPONSE CAPACITY, AND STAFFING LEVELS. (a) Reporting.— (1) In general.—During a covered public health emergency, each State home shall submit weekly to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the National Healthcare Safety Network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through an electronic medium and in a standardized format specified by the Secretary, a report on the emergency. (2) Elements.—Each report required by paragraph (1) for a State home shall include the following: (A) The number of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 infections among residents and staff, including residents previously treated for COVID-19, disaggregated by— (i) veteran, spouse of a veteran, staff, and other; (ii) race and ethnicity; (iii) gender; and (iv) age. (B) The number of total deaths and COVID-19 deaths among residents and staff, disaggregated by— (i) veteran, spouse of a veteran, staff, and other; (ii) race and ethnicity; (iii) gender; and (iv) age. (C) An assessment of the supply of personal protective equipment and hand hygiene supplies. (D) An assessment of ventilator capacity and supplies. (E) The number of resident beds and the occupancy rate, disaggregated by veteran, spouse of a veteran, and other. (F) An assessment of the access of residents to testing for COVID-19. (G) An assessment of staffing shortages, if any. (H) Such other information as the Secretary may specify. (b) Publication of Total Infections and Deaths.— (1) In general.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than weekly thereafter, the Secretary shall post on a publicly available website of the Department of Veterans Affairs— (A) the total number of residents and staff of State homes who are infected with COVID-19; and (B) the total number of such residents and staff who have died from COVID-19. (2) Information on residents and staff.—The Secretary shall disaggregate information on residents and staff published under paragraph (1) by veteran, staff, and other. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) Covered public health emergency.—The term “covered public health emergency” means an emergency with respect to COVID-19 declared by a Federal, State, or local authority. (2) State home.—The term “State home” has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code.