Title: Homecare Worker Training Improvement Act of 2020
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Homecare Worker Training Improvement Act of 2020
This bill establishes a 75% federal matching rate for home care worker training programs under Medicaid.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8936

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced 
 Federal matching payments for homecare worker training programs, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2020

 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced 
 Federal matching payments for homecare worker training programs, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homecare Worker Training Improvement 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR HOMECARE WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS.

    Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 
        1, 2021, amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums 
        expended during such quarter for homecare worker training 
        programs described in subsection (bb) (including the costs for 
        eligible homecare workers (as defined in such subsection) to 
        complete such programs); plus''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(bb) Homecare Worker Training Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--A homecare worker training program 
        described in this subsection is a program approved by the State 
        under which eligible homecare workers are provided with--
                    ``(A) training in the core training competencies 
                for personal or homecare aides described in section 
                2008(b)(3)(A); and
                    ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and 
                career advancement.
            ``(2) Eligible homecare worker.--The term `eligible 
        homecare worker' means a personal or homecare aide (as such 
        term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)) who--
                    ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's 
                patient volume (as estimated in accordance with a 
                methodology established by the Secretary) attributable 
                to individuals who are receiving medical assistance 
                under this title; or
                    ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider 
                of personal or homecare services that has at least 30 
                percent of the agency's patient volume (as so 
                estimated) attributable to such individuals.''.
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