Family Caregiver Support Act of 1993

Summary

Family Caregiver Support Act of 1993 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a program to enable States to furnish services to support informal caregivers of eligible individuals with functional disabilities. Outlines State plan requirements for such caregiver support services, including requirements that: (1) States support 50 percent of program administration costs; (2) program services may not supplant services otherwise available to eligible recipients under Medicare or Medicaid (SSA titles XVIII and XIX) or any other public or private health insurance plan; and (3) persons with incomes exceeding 200 percent of the Federal poverty level must make co-payments on a sliding scale basis established by the State. Caps total annual Federal expenditures per eligible recipient. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 May 1993

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 May 1993

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 May 1993

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