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HR 5036 114th Congress House

Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016

Official title: To clarify the application of spousal impoverishment protections for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid.

Introduced: April 26, 2016 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Home and outpatient careMarriage and family statusMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to how a state that had an approved home- and community-based Medicaid waiver as of January 1, 2014, may treat spousal income and assets for purposes of determining an individual's financial eligibility for services under the waiver.

With respect to such a state that disregarded an individual's spousal income and assets for those purposes, specified provisions of current law shall not prohibit the state from continuing to do so.

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  • S 2836 Identical bill Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2016
Paulsen, Erik
· Apr 26, 2016
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 21, 2016
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5036: Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5036/
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