HR 165 · 115th Congress · Health
Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2017-01-25)
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Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income [SSI]), XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP benefits. Any SSI benefits payable to such an individual: (1) must be withheld until the individual is no longer in custody; and (2) if the individual dies while in custody, shall be paid to the individual's estate. …
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