HR 5743 · 102th Congress · Health

Senior Home Care Choice Fairness and Improvement Act of 1992

Introduced 1992-07-31· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1992-10-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Senior Home Care Choice Fairness and Improvement Act of 1992 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for the application of Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules to spouses of individuals receiving home- or community-based services; (2) increase the number of individuals allowed to receive such services; and (3) require hospitals to inform Medicaid patients of the availability of home care services and, in a State operating under a waiver program, to inform them of the availability of home- and community-based services. Mirrors such requirement with respect to Medicare (SSA title XVIII) patients.…

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Cosponsors (20)

12 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3]NC
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1]KY
Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35]CA
Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5]MS
Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13]TX
Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM