A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.
Extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 114-99.
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 114-99.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6539; text as passed Senate: CR S6539)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6539; text as passed Senate: CR S6539)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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