HR 5443 · 116th Congress · Health

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

Introduced 2019-12-16· Sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-12-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain home- and community-based services, self-directed personal assistance services, and home- and community-based attendant services that are provided in acute care hospitals. The bill specifies, among other criteria, that such services may not be duplicative of, or serve as a substitute for, necessary or obligatory hospital services.…

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans