S 1635 · 100th Congress · Social Welfare
SSI Improvement Amendments of 1987
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(1987-08-07)
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SSI Improvement Amendments of 1987 - Title I: SSI Amendments Related to Health Care - Subtitle A: Personal Needs Allowance Changes - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to increase SSI benefits payable to residents of medical facilities. Provides for cost-of-living adjustments of such benefits. Requires States making supplementary payments to residents of medical facilities who are receiving SSI benefits to increase and then maintain them at the increased level. Continues the provision of full SSI benefits to individuals whose institutionalization is likely not to exceed three months during a continuous period of institutionalization and who need to continue to maintain and provide for the expenses of the home or living arrangement to which he or she may return after institutionalization. Subtitle B: Continuation of Medicaid Upon Loss of SSI Eligibility - Amends the SSI program to treat individuals who are ineligible for SSI benefits by reason of their receipt of widow's or widower's insurance benefits under the OASDI program as SSI recipients for purposes of title XIX (Medicaid) of the Act. Amends the Employment Opportunities for Disabl…
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