House Bill 5443 - Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2019-12-16

Recent Activity

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Alternative Names

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that the provision of home and community-based services is not prohibited in an acute care hospital, and for other purposes.

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

Associated Legislation

Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

CARES Act

CARES Act

Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020

Policy Areas

Health

Potential Impact

Aging

Disability and paralysis

Health care costs and insurance

Health personnel

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

State and local finance

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]

Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

Jim Hagedorn

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

10/28/2022, 1:45 AM

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin 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 tha...

Congress
116
Number
HR - 5443
Introduced on
2019-12-16
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

12/16/2019
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin 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 tha...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that the provision of home and community-based services is not prohibited in an acute care hospital, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Health
Potential Impact
Aging•
Disability and paralysis•
Health care costs and insurance•
Health personnel•
Home and outpatient care•
Hospital care•
State and local finance

Comments

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Member:  Jim Hagedorn

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/24/2020

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin 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 tha...

Latest Action12/17/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.