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 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.

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

Variations and Revisions

1/21/2020
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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 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.

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 Update Alert:  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.