Long-Term Care Transparency Act

The Long-Term Care Transparency Act (S 4578) requires the federal government to annually compile and summarize state-level reports from long-term care ombudsman programs. The Assistant Secretary must submit this aggregated report to specific congressional committees - including the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee - each year. The bill mandates that the report combine all state findings under existing law and provide a clear summary of trends and issues. This law directly affects the federal agency administering the Older Americans Act and ensures Congress receives consolidated data on long-term care oversight.