HR 5387 United States House · 118th Congress

DIRECT Care for the Homeless Act of 2023

HR 5387, the DIRECT Care for the Homeless Act of 2023, establishes a pilot program to provide medical services directly to unsheltered homeless individuals in eligible cities and counties (those with 150+ homeless people per 100,000 residents). The bill creates a reimbursement system for street medicine providers who deliver care in non-permanent locations, requiring documentation in electronic health records while prohibiting the need for permanent addresses. It also expands loan repayment programs for health care professionals working in street medicine and sets new shelter standards requiring menstrual products and security cameras. The program will run through fiscal year 2028, with a GAO report due by 2027 assessing its effectiveness.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2023

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Introduced Sep 12, 2023 Last action Sep 15, 2023

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Sep 15, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 12, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sep 12, 2023

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors