Homecare for Seniors Act
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-03-24Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2023-03-24Introduced in House
- 2023-03-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-24 (00)
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 means 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.
Cosponsors (19)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Jake LaTurner (R-KS)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
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