3.0.0 5903 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z House HR 2016-07-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:H.R. 5903.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 ofArticle 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H5015]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T13:14:05Z Transition to Independence Act 114 1604 S 2015-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 N M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2016-07-14 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2016-07-14 True C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2016-07-14 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2016-07-14 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2016-07-14 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-07-14 True Health Adult day care Disability and paralysis Employment and training programs Home and outpatient care Medicaid Performance measurement Social Welfare Wages and earnings Health 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in House 2016-12-13T16:06:51Z Transition to Independence Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program over five fiscal years, beginning with FY2018, under which a Medicaid Buy-In State meeting certain criteria may receive bonus payments for:

  • meeting specific measurable benchmarks in expanding individual integrated employment and reducing subminimum wage work, congregate setting work, or facility-based day habilitation placements for working-age individuals with a disability receiving Medicaid-funded home or community-based services; and
  • taking other actions conducive to expanding employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities within the state.
]]> Transition to Independence Act of 2016 Display Title Transition to Independence Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Transition to Independence Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Transition to Independence demonstration program. Introduced in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5903ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5903ih.xml 2016-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.