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S 2061 105th Congress Senate Health Medicaid Nursing homes Patients' rights Social Welfare

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities.

Introduced: May 11, 1998 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 11, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4630-4632)
May 11, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a nursing facility from transferring or discharging from the facility any resident on the basis of the resident's eligibility for medical assistance for services provided by the facility under the State Medicaid plan. Safeguards the rights of residents in facilities which cease to be a participating provider under the State Medicaid plan.

What's happening now May 11, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 11, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2061: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-2061/
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