Community Mental Health Services and Homelessness Prevention Act of 1989

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Introduced

25 January 1989

Last action

25 January 1989 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summary

Community Mental Health Services and Homelessness Prevention Act of 1989 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to cover costs incurred by a chronically mentally ill beneficiary in maintaining a residence for the first six months of his or her institutionalization if he or she is expected to be institutionalized for no more than six months and return to such residence upon discharge. Deems as disabled, for SSI eligibility purposes, a chronically mentally ill individual: (1) whose earnings satisfy the SSI eligibility test; (2) who is about to be discharged from an institution; (3) who is at imminent risk of homelessness or institutionalization; and (4) who is willing to participate in a plan of care. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Act to require States to provide Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services.

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25 January 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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25 January 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/226
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