Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-233
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Health care quality

Medicaid

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows state Medicaid fraud control units to investigate complaints of patient abuse or neglect in additional settings. Specifically, the bill allows a unit to review complaints regarding Medicaid patients who are in noninstitutional or other settings. Currently, such units may review complaints regarding patients who are in Medicaid-funded health care facilities or certain board-and-care facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2019 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention Act . 2. Clarifying authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting (a) In general Section 1903(q)(4)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(4)(A)(ii) ) is amended by inserting after patients residing in board and care facilities the following: and of patients (who are receiving medical assistance under the State plan under this title) in a noninstitutional or other setting . (b) Availability of funding Section 1903(a)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(6) ) is amended, in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking (as found necessary by the Secretary for the elimination of fraud in the provision and administration of medical assistance provided under the State plan) .