[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2529 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2529

 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to certain 
  criminal penalties for acts involving the medicare program or State 
                         health care programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 6 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

  Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to certain 
  criminal penalties for acts involving the medicare program or State 
                         health care programs.

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

SECTION 1. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ACTS INVOLVING THE MEDICARE PROGRAM 
              OR STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

    Section 1128B(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
7b(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(F)(i) any premium payment made to a health insurer or 
        health maintenance organization by a State agency in connection 
        with a demonstration project operated under the State medicaid 
        program pursuant to section 1115 with respect to individuals 
        participating in such project; or
            ``(ii) any payment made by a health insurer or a health 
        maintenance organization to a sales representative or a 
        licensed insurance agent for the purpose of servicing, 
        marketing, or enrolling individuals participating in such 
        demonstration project in a health plan offered by such an 
        insurer or organization.''.
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