[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 797 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 797

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to exempt disabled 
 individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity 
                      under the Medicaid Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1999

Mr. Lucas of Kentucky 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 exempt disabled 
 individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity 
                      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. EXEMPTION OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS FROM REQUIRED ENROLLMENT 
              WITH A MANAGED CARE ENTITY UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) Amendment to the Social Security Act.--Section 1932(a)(2) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-2(a)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Exemption of disabled individuals.--A State 
                may not require under paragraph (1) the enrollment in a 
                managed care entity of an individual who is disabled 
                (as determined under section 1614(a)(3)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
on and after the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of 
individuals described in section 1932(a)(2)(D) of the Social Security 
Act (as added by subsection (a)) who are enrolled in a managed care 
entity pursuant to section 1932(a)(1)(A)(i) of such Act as of such 
date, such individuals may disenroll from such entity on and after such 
date.
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