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S.3220: Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Jan. 21, 2020
- Latest Major Action Jan. 21, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Jan. 21, 2020
Bill 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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2020 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| Jan. 21, 2020 |
Introduced in the Senate by Rob Portman (R-Ohio) |