,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbj,mr4   
,griffi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices to conduct a /udy on  
tempor>y family heal? c>e /ructures4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,granny ,pods ,/udy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,/udy on tempor>y family heal? c>e     
/ructures  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid %all conduct
 a /udy on provision ( long t]m c>e to  
m5tally or physically impair$           
individuals us+ tempor>y family heal?   
c>e /ructures4 ,! /udy %all include3    
7#a7 ,an id5tification ( ! s]vices      
curr5tly cov]$ by ,m$ic>e program or !  

,m$icaid program t c\ld reasonably be   
provid$ 9 a tempor>y family heal? c>e   
/ructure by a c>egiv] or a home heal?   
provid]4  7#b7 ,a det]m9ation (         
reasonable reimbursem5t rates = ^?      
s]vices id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a7       
provid$ 9 a tempor>y family heal? c>e   
/ructure sett+4  7#c7 ,! co/ diff]5tial 
betwe5 su* rates & ! rates = su* s]vices
 furni%$ 9 a nurs+ facility4  7b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 coord9ation 
) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 if appropriate1   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! activities und]tak5 pursuant
 to subsection 7a7 & ! results ( ! /udy 
conduct$ "u su* subsection4  #c4        
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,tempor>y family heal? c>e /ructure ,! 
t]m tempor>y family heal? c>e /ructure  
means a transportable resid5tial        
/ructure1 provid+ an environm5t         
facilitat+ a c>egiv]'s provision ( c>e =

 a m5tally or physically impair$        
individual1 t-- 7,a7 is prim>ily        
assembl$ at a location o!r ?an its site 
( in/allation2  7,b7 is limit$ to "o    
occupant :o %all be ! m5tally or        
physically impair$ p]son2 &  7,c7 has no
 m ?an #cjj gross squ>e feet4  7#b7     
,long t]m c>e ,! t]m long t]m c>e means 
c>e equival5t to t :i* w\ld be cov]$ by 
! ,m$ic>e or ,m$icaid program 9 a       
resid5tial nurs+ facility if furni%$ to 
a b5efici>y "u su* program4  7#c7       
,c>egiv] ,! t]m c>egiv] means an adult  
:o provides c>e = a m5tally or          
physically impair$ p]son4 ,a c>egiv]    
%all be ei!r relat$ by blood1 m>riage1  
or adoption to1 or ! legally appo9t$    
gu>dian (1 ! m5tally or physically      
impair$ p]son = :om ! c>egiv] is c>+4   
7#d7 ,m5tally or physically impair$     
individual ,! t]m m5tally or physically 
impair$ individual means an individual  
:o qualifies = b5efits "u ! ,m$ic>e or  
,m$icaid program & requires assi/ance ) 
two or m activities ( daily liv+1 z     

c]tifi$ 9 writ+ provid$ by a physician  
lic5s$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! individual    
resides4