H.R. 233
Referred to CommitteeMedicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
1/25/2019 • House
Summary
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
This bill allows state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate complaints of patient abuse or neglect in additional settings. Specifically, the bill allows a unit to review complaints regarding Medicaid patients who are in noninstitutional or other settings. Currently, such units may review complaints regarding patients who are in Medicaid-funded health care facilities or certain board-and-care facilities.
Introduced in House • 1/3/2019
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Originated in the House
Introduced
January 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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H.R. 3253
Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
S. 2379
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
H.R. 3891
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes.