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HR 2878 101th Congress House Health Food relief Home care services Medicaid Mentally handicapped Public assistance programs Rent subsidies Social Welfare

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: July 12, 1989 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 31, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 12, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 31, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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