3.0.0 2164 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z Senate S S 2005-12-21 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-22T01:46:03Z 2005-12-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2005-12-21 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-12-21 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2005-12-21 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-12-21 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-12-21 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-12-21 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-12-21 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-12-21 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-12-21 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-12-21 True Health Alabama Child safety and welfare Digestive and metabolic diseases Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Home and outpatient care Louisiana Medicaid Medicare Mississippi Natural disasters Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Separation, divorce, custody, support Health 00 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-23T21:54:37Z Health and Welfare Relief Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) the 2006 update to the single conversion factor for physician's services; (2) a three-year transition of hold harmless payments for small rural hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services; (3) the composite rate component of the basic case-mix adjusted system for dialysis services; and (4) other related matters.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategic and implementing plan to address issues regarding physician investment in specialty hospitals.

Extends through calendar 2006 the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under SSA title IV part A, the national random sample study of child welfare and child welfare waiver authority, and transitional medical assistance and abstinence education programs.

Provides for emergency health care, including disaster relief Medicaid under SSA title XIX, and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

Amends the TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 with respect to: (1) reimbursement of states for TANF benefits to assist families affected by Hurricane Katrina; (2) an increase in additional TANF funds available for hurricane-damaged states; and (3) rules for receipt of Hurricane Katrina emergency TANF benefits and their application to the child support requirement.

Specifies requirements related to disclosure based on valid authorization and emergency procurement authority in support of Hurricane Katrina rescue and relief efforts.

]]> Health and Welfare Relief Act of 2005 Display Title Health and Welfare Relief Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles IV, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of care under the programs under such titles, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Health and Welfare Relief Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-21T05:00:00Z 2005-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.