[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 670 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 670

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid 
rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
   trusts established by those beneficiaries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2015

 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Pallone) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid 
rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
   trusts established by those beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 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.
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