[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 821 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 821

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid 
 coverage of disabled children, and individuals who became disabled as 
             children, without regard to income or assets.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1999

 Mr. Andrews 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 Medicaid 
 coverage of disabled children, and individuals who became disabled as 
             children, without regard to income or assets.

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

SECTION 1. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF DISABLED CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO 
              BECAME DISABLED AS CHILDREN, WITHOUT REGARD TO INCOME OR 
              ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (VI);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subclause (VII) 
        and inserting ``, or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(VIII) who are disabled (as 
                                determined under section 1614 for 
                                purposes of the supplemental income 
                                security program) on the basis of an 
                                impairment that arose before the 
                                individual attained 19 years of age and 
                                who were so disabled before attaining 
                                such age;''.
    (b) Waiver of Income Limitation.--Section 1903(f)(4) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4)) is amended by inserting 
``1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII),'' after ``1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VII),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
amendments made by this section apply to calendar quarters beginning on 
or after the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, without regard to whether or not final regulations to carry 
out such amendments have been promulgated by such date.
    (2) In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirement imposed by the amendments made by subsection (a), the State 
plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements 
of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet this 
additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar 
quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that 
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be 
deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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