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H.R. 5743 (102nd)

Senior Home Care Choice Fairness and Improvement Act of 1992

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Introduced

31 July 1992

Last action

15 October 1992 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5], Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7], Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Senior Home Care Choice Fairness and Improvement Act of 1992 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for the application of Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules to spouses of individuals receiving home- or community-based services; (2) increase the number of individuals allowed to receive such services; and (3) require hospitals to inform Medicaid patients of the availability of home care services and, in a State operating under a waiver program, to inform them of the availability of home- and community-based services. Mirrors such requirement with respect to Medicare (SSA title XVIII) patients.

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Timeline

  1. 31 July 1992

    Introduced

    Referred jointly to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 July 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 July 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 August 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 October 1992

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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