Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6033
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2008-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Church and social problems
Clinics
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to housing
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Housing authorities
Labor and Employment
Labor unions
Medicaid
Medical education
Paramedical personnel
Public housing
Religion
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: 
Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities to promote the training and employment of public housing residents as home health aides and providers of home-based health services, in order for such residents to provide Medicaid-covered home-based health services to either elderly or disabled public housing residents, or both.
 
Qualifies as an eligible entity any public housing agency, state or local government (or agency), community health center, home care provider organization, faith-based organization, labor organization, or other organization meeting specified criteria.
 
Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require the Secretary to: (1) ensure low- and very low-income persons, residing within a home-based health services public housing project, opportunities for training and employment arising in connection with such project; and (2) award contracts to businesses that provide such training and employment opportunities.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Introduced in House