To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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Introduced

7 January 1997

Last action

22 January 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], GENE GREEN, FRANK LOBIONDO, Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15], Sheila Jackson Lee, Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], MIKE DOYLE, Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3], Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-21], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25], Rep. Capps, Walter [D-CA-22], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], James McGovern, Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]

Subjects

Healthcare

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Summary

Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the criminal penalty added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for the fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits under SSA title XIX.

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Timeline

7 January 1997
Introduced
Referred to House Commerce
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 1997
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
22 January 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/216
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