S 2379
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health care quality
Medicaid
State and local government operations
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
This bill allows state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate complaints of patient abuse or neglect in additional settings. Specifically, the bill allows a unit to review complaints regarding Medicaid patients who are in noninstitutional or other settings. Currently, such units may review complaints regarding patients who are in Medicaid-funded health care facilities or certain board-and-care facilities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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