[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1672 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1672

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States 
  Medicaid plans to provide for payment for costs of medical services 
  under individualized education programs under the Individuals with 
 Disabilities Education Act after they exceed $3,500 in a school year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 1999

 Ms. Lofgren 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 require States 
  Medicaid plans to provide for payment for costs of medical services 
  under individualized education programs under the Individuals with 
 Disabilities Education Act after they exceed $3,500 in a school year.

    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 ``Smart IDEA Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF COSTS OF MEDICAL SERVICES UNDER 
              INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT BEYOND $3,500 IN A SCHOOL 
              YEAR.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1935 as section 1936, and
            (2) by inserting after section 1934 the following new 
        section:

``coverage of costs of medical services under individualized education 
 programs under the individuals with disabilities education act after 
                  they exceed $3,500 in a school year

    ``Sec. 1935. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this title--
            ``(1) each State plan under this title shall provide 
        medical assistance described in subsection (b); and
            ``(2) such medical assistance is not required to be 
        provided to individuals other than children described in such 
        subsection.
    ``(b) Conforming Definition of Medical Assistance.--For purposes of 
this title, the term `medical assistance' includes payment for all of 
the costs of medical services furnished to any child pursuant to, and 
in accordance with, an individualized education program (as defined in 
section 614(d)(1)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)) for that child, but only insofar as such 
costs exceed $3,500 in any school year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply to medical 
services furnished on or after such date, without regard to whether or 
not final regulations to carry out such amendments have been 
promulgated by such date.
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