[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3912 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3912

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make optional the 
     requirement that a State seek adjustment or recovery from an 
individual's estate of any medical assistance correctly paid on behalf 
        of the individual under the State plan under such title.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2000

   Mr. Deal of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Norwood) 
 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 make optional the 
     requirement that a State seek adjustment or recovery from an 
individual's estate of any medical assistance correctly paid on behalf 
        of the individual under the State plan under such title.

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

SECTION 1. MAKING ESTATE RECOVERY OPTIONAL UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS.

    Section 1917(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``shall seek'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``may seek''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect as if included 
in the enactment of section 13612(a) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
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