Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-349
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

 
 Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.
 
Extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.

action_date: 2015-07-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.
 
Extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.

action_date: 2015-09-09
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
 

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.
 
Extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-09-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6539; text as passed Senate: CR S6539)
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6539; text as passed Senate: CR S6539)
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 114-99.
action_date: 2015-07-30
text: Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 114-99.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate