[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 470 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 470

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the higher 
  Federal medical assistance percentage for payment for Indian Health 
 service facilities to urban Indian health programs under the Medicaid 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1999

Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, and Mrs. 
    Capps) 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 extend the higher 
  Federal medical assistance percentage for payment for Indian Health 
 service facilities to urban Indian health programs 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. EXTENDING HIGHER MEDICAID FMAP FOR PAYMENT FOR URBAN INDIAN 
              HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The third sentence of section 1905(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or program'' after ``Indian Health 
        Service facility'', and
            (2) by striking ``or by an Indian tribe or tribal 
        organization'' and inserting ``, by an Indian tribe or tribal 
        organization, or by an urban Indian health program''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
medical assistance for items and services furnished on or after October 
1, 1999.
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