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HR 4046 105th Congress House Health Access to health care Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Legislation Medicaid Nursing homes Patients' rights Quality of care Social Welfare

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid program.

Introduced: June 11, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 11, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a facility's voluntary withdrawal from participation in the Medicaid program as long as such residents resided in the facility before the withdrawal. Requires a withdrawn facility to provide appropriate notice to new residents who begin residence after the withdrawal that the facility: (1) is not participating in the Medicaid program with respect to that resident; and (2) may transfer or discharge the resident from the facility at such time as the resident is unable to pay the charges of the facility, even though the resident may have become eligible for Medicaid's nursing facility services.

What's happening now June 29, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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