H.R. 5443 · 116th Congress
Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mary Scanlon
- Introduced
- 2019-12-16
- Latest action
- 2019-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Isaiah Baker and Margie Harris-Austin 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.