United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 233 (116th)
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
Introduced
3 January 2019
Last action
25 January 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act This bill allows state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate complaints of patient abuse or neglect in additional settings. Specifically, the bill allows a unit to review complaints regarding Medicaid patients who are in noninstitutional or other settings. Currently, such units may review complaints regarding patients who are in Medicaid-funded health care facilities or certain board-and-care facilities.
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Timeline
3 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
- related to ← Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
- related to ← To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/233
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/233
- us · 116-hr-233 · source updated 5 December 2025