,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #fgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of  
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah  
7legislative day1 ,december #af71       
#bjbd,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services to establish a website to     
promote awareness of available resources
 for individuals with disabilities1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,think   
,differently ,database ,act4  #b4       
,promoting awareness of available       
resources for individuals with          
disabilities  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #c years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services 7in this
 section referred to as the ,secretary7 
shall establish and update periodically 
a publicly available website to provide 
information with respect to resources   
and information for people with a       
disability and the caregivers and       
families of such people4 ,such website  

shall include-- 7#a7 information on     
eligibility to receive medical          
assistance under a ,state plan under the
 ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 7or a waiver of
 such plan7 based on a disability1      
including general information about     
eligibility under subclauses 7,,xiii71  
7,,xv71 7,,xvi71 and 7,,xix7 of section 
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77ii772  7#b7 which  
,states offer eligibility under         
subclauses 7,,xiii71 7,,xv71 7,,xvi71   
and 7,,xix7 of section                  
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77ii772  7#c7 each   
,state's specific eligibility           
requirements1 if applicable1 under      
subclauses 7,,xiii71 7,,xv71 7,,xvi71   
and 7,,xix7 of section                  
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77ii772  7#d7        
information about how to contact each   
,state's ,medicaid office for           
information about ,medicaid1 including  
links and phone numbers for ,state      
contacts2  7#e7 general information on  
,medicaid-covered long-term services and
 supports that may be available to      
individuals eligible for medical        
assistance under a ,state plan under the
 ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 7or a waiver of
 such plan72 and  7#f7 where applicable1
 the average amount of time that        
individuals newly enrolled in a ,state's
 waiver program for home and            
community-based services in the past #ab
 months were on the list of individuals 
waiting to enroll in such waiver        
program1 in such a manner and process as
 described in section                   
#dda4caa7;d77#a77;iii7 of title #db1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7b7    
,promotion ,the ,secretary shall1 as    

applicable and appropriate1 identify and
 disseminate promotional activities to  
improve1 among people with a disability 
and the caretakers and families of such 
people1 the awareness of the resources  
included in the website established     
under subsection 7a71 such as through   
collaboration with the ,social ,security
 ,administration during its annual      
updates to the ,red ,book4  7c7 ,model  
,in establishing the website under this 
section1 the ,secretary may use the     
website thinkdifferently4net as a model4
  7d7 ,nonapplication of ,paperwork     
,reduction ,act ,chapter #ce of title   
#dd1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly    
referred to as the ,paperwork ,reduction
 ,act of #aiie71 shall not apply to the 
implementation of this section4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives         
,december #ag1 #bjbd4,kevin ,f4         
,mc,cumber1,clerk4