SENIOR CARE Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 3010 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 10, 2019 Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare bene- ficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting and Em- 4 powering the Nation to Improve Outcomes that Reaffirm 5 Careers, Activities, and Recreation for the Elderly Act’’, 6 or the ‘‘SENIOR CARE Act’’. 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Dec 13, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3010.IS S3010 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3010 IS SEC. 2. ALLOWING SENIORS AND MEDICARE BENE- 1 FICIARIES TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE MED- 2 ICAID PROGRAMS FOR WORKING PEOPLE 3 WITH DISABILITIES. 4 Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 5 et seq.) is amended in sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) 6 and 1905(v)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘, but less than 65,’’ each 7 place it appears. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:16 Dec 13, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3010.IS S3010 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS