1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act or the HOSPICE Act . 2. Establishing hospice program survey and enforcement procedures under the Medicare program (a) Survey and enforcement procedures (1) In general Part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1822. Hospice program survey and enforcement procedures (a) Surveys (1) Frequency Any entity that is certified as a hospice program shall be subject to a standard survey by an appropriate State or local survey agency, or an approved accreditation agency, as determined by the Secretary, not less frequently than once every 36 months (and not less frequently than once every 24 months beginning October 1, 2021). (2) Public transparency of survey and certification information (A) Submission of information to the Secretary (i) In general Each State, and each national accreditation body with respect to which the Secretary has made a finding under section 1865(a) respecting the accreditation of a hospice program by such body, shall submit, in a form and manner, and at a time, specified by the Secretary for purposes of this subparagraph, information respecting any survey or certification made with respect to a hospice program by such State or body, as applicable. Such information shall include any inspection report made by such State or body with respect to such survey or certification, any enforcement actions taken as a result of such survey or certification, and any other information determined appropriate by the Secretary. (ii) Required inclusion of specified form With respect to a survey under this subsection carried out by a national accreditation body described in clause (i) on or after October 1, 2021, information described in such clause shall include Form 2567 (or a successor form), along with such additional information determined appropriate by such body. (B) Public disclosure of information Beginning not later