1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID-19-Only Homes Organized for Resident Treatment Act of 2020 or the COHORT Act of 2020 . 2. COVID-19 skilled nursing facility payment incentive program (a) In general Section 1819 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–3 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) COVID-19 designation program (1) In general Not later than 2 weeks after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program under which a skilled nursing facility that makes an election described in paragraph (2)(A) and meets the requirements described in paragraph (2)(B) is designated (or a portion of such facility is so designated) as a COVID-19 treatment center and receives incentive payments under section 1888(e)(13). (2) Designation (A) In general A skilled nursing facility may elect to be designated (or to have a portion of such facility designated) as a COVID-19 treatment center under the program established under paragraph (1) if the facility submits to the Secretary, at a time and in a manner specified by the Secretary, an application for such designation that contains such information as required by the Secretary and demonstrates that such facility meets the requirements described in subparagraph (B). (B) Requirements The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to a skilled nursing facility are the following: (i) The facility has a star rating with respect to staffing of 4 or 5 on the Nursing Home Compare website (as described in subsection (i)) and has maintained such a rating on such website during the 2-year period ending on the date of the submission of the application described in subparagraph (A). (ii) The facility has a star rating of 4 or 5 with respect to health inspections on such website and has maintained such a rating on such website during such period. (iii) During such period, the Secretary or a State has not found a deficiency with such facility relating to infection control that the Secretary or