H.R. 233 · 116th Congress
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tim Walberg
- Introduced
- 2019-01-03
- Latest action
- 2019-01-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act
This bill allows state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate complaints of patient abuse or neglect in additional settings. Specifically, the bill allows a unit to review complaints regarding Medicaid patients who are in noninstitutional or other settings. Currently, such units may review complaints regarding patients who are in Medicaid-funded health care facilities or certain board-and-care facilities.