Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-349
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2015-02-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health care coverage and access

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015</b></p> <p> 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.</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2015-07-30
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(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.</p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2015-09-09
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 349 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2015 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts (a) In general Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting the individual, after for the benefit of such individual by . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 178 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 349 [Report No. 114–99] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2015 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Nelson , and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance July 30, 2015 Reported by Mr. Hatch , without amendment A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts (a) In general Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting the individual, after for the benefit of such individual by . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

July 30, 2015 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: IC 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce AN ACT To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts (a) In general Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting the individual, after for the benefit of such individual by . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate September 9, 2015. Julie E. Adams, Secretary

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 349 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015 . 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts (a) In general Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting the individual, after for the benefit of such individual by . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate September 9, 2015. Secretary