US SB3220 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain home- and community-based services, self-directed personal assistance services, and home- and community-based attendant services that are provided in acute care hospitals. The bill specifies, among other criteria, that such services may not be duplicative of, or serve as a substitute for, necessary or obligatory hospital services.
Title
Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5443 (Related) 2019-12-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB3548 (Related) 2020-06-03 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
SB3548 (Related) 2020-06-03 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Subjects
Aging
Disability and paralysis
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
State and local finance
Disability and paralysis
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
State and local finance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3220/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3220/BILLS-116s3220is.pdf |
