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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


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129914


FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
May 21, 1986


                   STATEMENT OF

                 MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION

                  FOR THE RECORD

                    BEFORE THE

            SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

               UNITED STATES SENATE


                ON

NURSING HOME STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT


MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:

     We are pleased to discuss our preliminary  views on

enforcing compliance with nursing home quality  of care

requirements.  At your request, we are reviewing  enforcement

policies and procedures in five states  to determine whether

federal and state oversight and enforcement  actions are adequate

to ensure that nursing homes correct  identified deficiencies and

comply with federal requirements  for participation in Medicare

and Medicaid.  My comments today are based on preliminary  work

done primarily in Arkansas and Kansas.

     Federal nursing home regulation has  three main components:

(1) establishing requirements that nursing homes must meet  in

order to participate in the federal program,  (2) inspecting

nursing homes to determine compliance with the requirements,  and



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