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S 971 108th Congress Senate

Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendan… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2004 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 1, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5660-5664)
May 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5660)
May 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 1, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5660-5664)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2003 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to mandate State Medicaid plan coverage of community-based attendant services and supports for certain Medicaid-eligible individuals.

Outlines provisions for: (1) an enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage for ongoing activities of early coverage States that enhance and promote the use of community-based attendant services and supports; and (2) increased Federal financial participation for certain expenditures incurred by the State for the provision of community-based attendant services and supports.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) award grants to eligible States which have established a Consumer Task Force to assist the State in its development of real choice systems change initiatives; and (2) conduct a demonstration project for the purpose of evaluating service coordination and cost-sharing approaches with respect to the provision of community-based services and supports to non-elderly dually eligible individuals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2032 Identical bill Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2003
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2004
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 1, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 971: Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-971/
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"S. 971: Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-971/.
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