To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to add a new State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to add a new State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1E56C0B6B6814AAAADF8E34054AE3F54: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovery Act.
- Section HBF1A735232E046C79B39EA970B03AC74: 2. Adding Medicaid and CHIP State plan amendment options Section 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n) is amended by adding at the end the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to add a new State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to add a new State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in certain institutions for mental diseases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Pettersen introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— with respect to a State, is enrolled for medical assistance under the State plan or a waiver of such plan
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