[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 912 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 912

To amend section 1928 of the Social Security Act to extend eligibility 
 for Medicaid payment for administration of a pediatric vaccine to all 
       children who are not insured with respect to that vaccine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 1928 of the Social Security Act to extend eligibility 
 for Medicaid payment for administration of a pediatric vaccine to all 
       children who are not insured with respect to that vaccine.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR A PEDIATRIC VACCINE TO 
              ALL CHILDREN UNINSURED FOR THE VACCINE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1928(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396s(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``(I)'' and all 
        that follows through ``(II)'', and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), by striking 
        ``(A)(iii)(II)'' and inserting ``(A)(iii)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to vaccines administered on or after October 1, 1997, without 
regard to whether or not regulations to carry out such amendments have 
been promulgated by such date.
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