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S. 683 (111th): Community Choice Act of 2009
- Introduced:
- Mar 24, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Thomas “Tom” Harkin [D-IA]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/24/2009--Introduced.
Community Choice Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state Medicaid plan coverage of community-based attendant services and supports for certain Medicaid-eligible individuals.
Outlines requirements for:
(1) an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for ongoing activities of early coverage states that enhance and promote the use of community-based attendant services and supports; and
(2) increased federal financial participation for certain expenditures incurred by the state for the provision of such services and supports.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) award grants to eligible states which have established a Consumer Task Force to assist the state in its development of real choice systems change initiatives; and
(2) conduct a demonstration project for the purpose of evaluating service coordination and cost-sharing approaches with respect to the provision of community-based services and supports to dually eligible individuals.
House Republican Conference Summary
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Slip Laws
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United States Code
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- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 7: SOCIAL SECURITY
- Subchapter XVIII: HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
- Section 1395: Prohibition against any Federal interference
- Subchapter XIX: GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
- Section 1396: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
- Section 1396a: State plans for medical assistance
- Section 1396d: Definitions
- Chapter 144: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS
- Subchapter I: PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
- Part A: General Provisions
- Section 15001: Findings, purposes, and policy
- Subchapter II: FAMILY SUPPORT
- Section 15091: Findings, purposes, and policy
Statutes at Large
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- 113 Stat. 1860