S 1672
113th Congress
Senate
Health
Disability and paralysis
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2013
Introduced: November 7, 2013
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 7, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7929-7930)
Nov 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.
Extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1