S 369
105th Congress
Senate
Health
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fines (Penalties)
Medicaid
Medicaid fraud
Social Welfare
A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Introduced: February 27, 1997
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Became law
Feb 27, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1735)
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to repeal the criminal penalty added by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for the fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits under SSA title XIX.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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