[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 716 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 716

To amend the Social Security Act to provide for criminal penalties for 
 acts involving medicare or State health care programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 7 (legislative day, April 5), 1995

  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 the Social Security Act to provide for criminal penalties for 
 acts involving medicare or State health care programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 MEDICARE 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 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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