Bill116th CongressFiled Jan 21, 2020Health
S. 3220
Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 21, 2020)
Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals 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.
What just happenedJan 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH](R-OH)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateJan 21, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jan 21, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate