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HR 536 114th Congress House

Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social Security Act that are related to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 26, 2015 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHousing for the elderly and disabledIntergovernmental relations
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Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidState and local taxation
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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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Jan 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action January 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve a waiver of the uniform tax requirement (whether or not the tax is broad based), regardless of whether the state concerned satisfies certain requirements, for any state with a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities that: (1) have no beds certified to provide medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or (2) do not provide services for which Medicaid payment may be made.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 536: Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-536/
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"H.R. 536: Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-536/.
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H.R. 536, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-536/.
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