[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2675 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2675

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to 
     apply the income and resource standard established under the 
  supplemental security income program under title XVI of such Act in 
determining the eligibility of individuals for medical assistance under 
                         State medicaid plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 1993

  Mrs. Meek 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 require States to 
     apply the income and resource standard established under the 
  supplemental security income program under title XVI of such Act in 
determining the eligibility of individuals for medical assistance under 
                         State medicaid plans.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS PERMITTING ``SECTION 209(b)'' STATES TO 
              IMPOSE ALTERNATIVE INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARD FOR 
              DETERMINING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1619(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382h(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (2) Section 1843(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395v(b)) is amended in 
the last sentence by striking ``, and subject to section 1902(f),''.
    (3) Section 1902(r)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(r)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``(a)(10)(C)(i)(III), or (f)'' and inserting ``or 
(a)(10)(C)(i)(III)''.
    (4) Section 1905(p)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(p)(2)) is 
amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Except as provided 
        in subparagraph (C), the percent'' and inserting ``The 
        percent'';
            (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
    (5) Section 1917(c)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(c)(4)) is 
amended by striking ``(including a State which has elected treatment 
under section 1902(f))''.
    (6) Section 1924(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-5(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ``sections 1902(a)(17) and 1902(f)'' and inserting 
``section 1902(a)(17)''.
    (7) Section 1929(b)(1)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396t(b)(1)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``subject to section 1902(f) (as applied consistent 
with section 1902(r)(2)),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to calendar 
quarters beginning on or after January 1, 1994, without regard to 
whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendments have been 
promulgated by such date.
    (2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), 
the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the 
requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet 
these additional requirements before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session 
of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State 
that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall 
be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

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