Senate Bill 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2020-01-21

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Alternative Names

Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

A bill 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.

Associated Legislation

Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

CARES Act

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

Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Committees and Subcommittees

Finance Committee

Variations and Revisions

Pat RobertsKirsten E. GillibrandRob PortmanIsaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act

2/8/2022, 11:22 PM

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 se...

Congress
116
Number
S - 3220
Introduced on
2020-01-21
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/21/2020
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

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 se...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill 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.
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

Related

Member:  Pat Roberts
Member:  Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Member:  Rob Portman
Bill:  Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/20/2020

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 se...

Latest Action1/21/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.