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S. 3220

Referred to Committee

Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

Introduced 1/21/2020•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1/21/2020 • Senate

Summary

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.

Introduced in Senate • 1/21/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
AgingDisability and paralysisHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelHome and outpatient careHospital careState and local finance

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (5)

Party Breakdown

3
Democrats
2
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

Republican • OH

Sponsored 1/21/2020

Cosponsors (4)

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Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]

R-KS

Joined 2/10/2020

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

January 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate1/21/2020

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors4