Homecare for Seniors Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 13, 2018)
Homecare for Seniors Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care.
"Qualified home care" includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient:
- assistance with eating,
- assistance with toileting,
- assistance with transferring,
- assistance with bathing,
- assistance with dressing,
- assistance with continence, and
- medication adherence.
The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.
What just happenedSep 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 13, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Sep 13, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 13, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House