A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicaid coverage of home care to certain disabled individuals over 18 years of age.

Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize a State to provide home care services to all individuals who are disabled as defined in title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act and with respect to whom it has been determined that: (1) they can receive appropriate care outside an institution; and (2) they would have to be institutionalized (but for such home care) at a cost that is equal to or greater than home care. (Under current law, such services are limited to individuals 18 years of age or younger.)

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 4 August 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 August 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 August 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 August 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.