United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2878 (101st)
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the definition of room and board for purposes of home and community-based waivers under the medicaid program.
Introduced
12 July 1989
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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Summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover, under Medicaid home and community-based waivers, the cost of rent and food attributable to an unrelated personal caregiver residing in the same household with an individual who, but for such caretaker's assistance, would require admission to a hospital, nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 July 1989
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2878
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/2878