[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3640 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3640

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit public schools 
  and certain other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for 
                  children under the Medicaid Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1998

 Mr. Bentsen 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 permit public schools 
  and certain other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for 
                  children under the Medicaid Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Child Eligibility 
Improvement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO MAKE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY 
              DETERMINATIONS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1920A(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-1a(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or (II)'' and inserting ``, (II)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
        eligibility of a child under the State child health plan under 
        title XXI, (III) is an elementary school or secondary school, 
        as such terms are defined in section 14101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801), is a 
        child care resource and referral agency, or a child support 
        enforcement agency''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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