[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 243

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
     of prostate cancer screening tests under the medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

Mrs. Lloyd (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, 
  Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Emerson, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meyers of 
Kansas, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Vento, Mr. Fazio, Mrs. 
Collins of Michigan, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
     of prostate cancer screening tests under the medicaid program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Prostate Screening Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY COVERAGE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING TESTS UNDER 
              STATE MEDICAID PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (21);
            (2) in paragraph (24), by striking the comma at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (22), (23), and (24) as 
        paragraphs (25), (22), and (23), respectively, and by 
        transferring and inserting paragraph (25) after paragraph (23), 
        as so redesignated; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(24) prostate cancer screening tests (as defined in 
        subsection (t)); and''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 1905 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(t) The term `prostate cancer screening test' means a test that 
consists of a digital rectal examination or a serum prostate-specific 
antigen test (or both) provided for the purposes of early detection of 
prostate cancer to a man over 40 years of age who has not had such a 
test during the preceding year.''.
    (c) 100 Percent Federal Match for Tests.--Section 1905(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this section, the Federal 
medical assistance percentage shall be 100 percent with respect to 
amounts expended for medical assistance consisting of prostate cancer 
screening tests (as defined in subsection (t)).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``(17) and (21)'' 
and inserting ``(17), (21), and (24)''.
    (2) Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``(5) and (17)'' and inserting ``(5), (17), 
        and (24)''; and
            (B) by striking ``through (21)'' and inserting ``through 
        (24)''.
    (3) Section 1902(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by 
striking ``through (22)'' and inserting ``through (24)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to quarters occurring 
on or after January 1, 1994.

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