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Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5241| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2021
Abigail Davis Spanberger

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
John Katko (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services for states to support linkages between health services, social services, and other supports for vulnerable older adults, including through senior legal hotlines and medical-legal partnerships. A medical-legal partnership means an arrangement in a health care or social services setting that integrates lawyers and social workers to address the needs of an individual patient related to social determinants of health (nonmedical factors such as income that influence health outcomes) and to help clinicians, case managers, and social workers address structural problems at the root of many health inequities.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
  • September 10, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • September 10, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • S 117-2674: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4969: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021

Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-5241| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2021
Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2021 This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services for states to support linkages between health services, social services, and other supports for vulnerable older adults, including through senior legal hotlines and medical-legal partnerships. A medical-legal partnership means an arrangement in a health care or social services setting that integrates lawyers and social workers to address the needs of an individual patient related to social determinants of health (nonmedical factors such as income that influence health outcomes) and to help clinicians, case managers, and social workers address structural problems at the root of many health inequities.
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Timeline
Sep 10, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
  • September 10, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 10, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • September 10, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Abigail Davis Spanberger

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Democratic Representative

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
John Katko (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • S 117-2674: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021
  • HR 117-4969: Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted