[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2395 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2395

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate certain 
   requirements on States under the medicaid program with respect to 
  minimum reimbursement levels for hospitals, nursing facilities, and 
                     intermediate care facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1995

 Mr. Gillmor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate certain 
   requirements on States under the medicaid program with respect to 
  minimum reimbursement levels for hospitals, nursing facilities, and 
                     intermediate care facilities.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON STATES WITH RESPECT 
              TO MINIMUM LEVELS OF PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``in the case of nursing facilities'' and 
        all that follows through ``nursing care, and which,''; and
            (2) by striking ``1861(v)(1)(G))) which the State finds,'' 
        and all that follows through ``services of adequate quality;'' 
        and inserting ``1861(v)(1)(G)));''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on January 1, 1996.
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