[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 474 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 474

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the coverage 
                 of hospice care under medicaid plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1993

 Mr. Panetta 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 the coverage 
                 of hospice care under medicaid plans.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF HOSPICE CARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(18),'' after 
        ``(17),'', and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by inserting ``and (18)'' 
        after ``(17)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this section apply 
(except as provided under paragraph (2)) to payments under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after 
July 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 
authorizing or appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, 
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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