HOUSE 2898117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Homecare for Seniors Act
- Last Action
- 4/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-28Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-04-28Introduced in House
- 2021-04-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-28 (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 (20)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Aging
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Income tax exclusion
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