Home and Community-Based Care Act of 1983
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 10, 1983)
Home and Community-Based Care Act of 1983 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize a State to provide home care services to all individuals (currently, limited to individuals 18 years of age or younger) who are disabled, as defined in title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act, and with respect to whom it has been determined that: (1) they can receive appropriate care outside an institution; and (2) they would have to be institutionalized (but for such home care) at a cost that is equal to or greater than the cost of home care.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for a taxpayer who maintains a household for a disabled dependent as described in the above paragraph. Provides that the maximum allowable credit shall be $750.
What just happenedMar 17, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 17, 1983CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Mar 10, 1983IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 10, 1983IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 10, 1983IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 1983IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House