A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that a recipient of SSI benefits who is in a medical institution for 6 months or less shall continue to receive full benefits if such individual maintains his or her personal residence while in such institution.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to permit the eligibility of an individual for any month in which he or she is a patient in a medical institution, if: (1) the month is one of the first six months of institutionalization during any continuous period of institutionalization; and (2) the individual maintains his or her residence while institutionalized.…