3.0.0 117 2022-11-01T14:02:53Z 2022-11-01T14:02:53Z Senate S 2019-01-15 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-15T17:15:08Z Disability Integration Act of 2019 116 555 HR 2019-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2019-01-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-01-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-01-15 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-01-15 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-01-15 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-01-15 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-01-15 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-01-15 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-01-15 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-01-15 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-01-15 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-01-15 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-01-15 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-01-15 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-01-15 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-01-15 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-01-15 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-01-15 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-01-15 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-01-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-01-15 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-01-15 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-01-15 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-01-15 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-01-15 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-01-23 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-02-26 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-04-29 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-07-15 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-07-29 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-07-31 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-07-31 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-10-16 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-10-29 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-12-09 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-12-17 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-01-15 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-03-10 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-09-08 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-11-09 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Community life and organization Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Employment and training programs Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Housing for the elderly and disabled Housing supply and affordability Intergovernmental relations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Low- and moderate-income housing Medicaid State and local government operations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2019-01-15 Introduced in Senate 2019-05-28T18:50:13Z Disability Integration Act of 2019

This bill prohibits government entities and insurance providers from denying community-based services to individuals with disabilities that require long-term service or support that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life.

Specifically, these entities may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of community-based services by such actions as imposing prohibited eligibility criteria, cost caps, or waiting lists or failing to provide a specific community-based service. Additionally, community-based services must be offered to individuals with such disabilities prior to institutionalization. Institutionalized individuals must be notified regularly of community-based alternatives.

The bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring government entities and insurance providers to offer community-based long-term services to individuals with such disabilities who would otherwise qualify for institutional placement. Government entities must ensure sufficient availability of affordable, accessible, and integrated housing that is not a disability-specific residential setting or a setting where services are tied to tenancy.

Regulations shall also (1) require government entities and insurance providers to perform self-evaluation on current services, policies, and practices and concerning compliance with requirements of this bill; and (2) require government entities to submit a transition plan. HHS must determine annually whether each government entity is complying with the transition plan and must increase funding for those in compliance.

The bill allows civil actions by individuals subjected to, or about to be subjected to, a violation of its requirements.

]]> Disability Integration Act of 2019 Display Title Disability Integration Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Disability Integration Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s117is/xml/BILLS-116s117is.xml 2019-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.