113 HR 1472 IH: State Flexibility Act U.S. House of Representatives 2013-04-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1472 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Harper, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Terry, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Lance) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To restore the longstanding partnership between States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the State Flexibility Act.

2.

Repeal of Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort requirements under PPACA

(a)

Repeal of PPACA Medicaid MOE

Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended by striking subsection (gg). (b)

Repeal of PPACA CHIP MOE

Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended— (1)by striking subparagraph (A); (2)by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and (3)in the paragraph heading, by striking Continuation of eligibility standards for children until October 1, 2019 and inserting Continuity of coverage. (c)

Conforming amendments

(1)Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (74). (2)Effective January 1, 2014, the paragraph (14) of section 1902(e) added by section 2002(a) of Public Law 111–148 is amended by striking the third sentence of subparagraph (A). (d)

Effective date

Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.