HR 4201
114th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015
Introduced: December 9, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 9, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 9, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1748)
Dec 9, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015
This bill amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP benefits.
Any SSI benefits payable to such an individual: (1) must be withheld until the individual is no longer in custody; and (2) if the individual dies while in custody, shall be paid to the individual's estate.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1