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S 2040 105th Congress Senate

Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1998

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the authority of State medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connec… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the authority of State medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connection with Federal health care programs and abuse of residents of board and care facilities.

Introduced: May 7, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Crime and Law EnforcementCriminal investigationElder abuseGovernment Operations and Politics
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Governmental investigationsGroup homesHealth care fraudLong-term care facilitiesMedicaid fraudMedicare fraudPatients' rightsProsecutionSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 7, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4528-4529)
May 7, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 7, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend the authority of State Medicaid fraud control units, upon the approval of the Inspector General of the relevant Federal agency, to investigate and prosecute: (1) fraud in connection with other Federal health care programs (if the suspected fraud or law violation is primarily related to the State Medicaid plan); and (2) at a unit's option, abuse of residents of non-Medicaid board and care facilities.

Provides that overpayments collected by a State Medicaid fraud control unit shall be credited to, and be available for expenditure under, the Federal health care program that was subject to the activity that was the basis for the collection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4155 Identical bill Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 7, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2040: Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2040/
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"S. 2040: Senior Citizen Protection Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2040/.
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S. 2040, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2040/.
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