Homecare for Seniors Act
Summary
Homecare for Seniors Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care. Qualified home care includes a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient assistance with eating, assistance with toileting, assistance with transferring, assistance with bathing, assistance with dressing, assistance with continence, and medication adherence. The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 27, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
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Committee
1
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Rob Portman
RRepublican
Co
Thomas R. Carper
DDemocratic
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