[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 672 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 672

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 1999

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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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'';
            (2) by striking ``or'' and inserting a comma; and
            (3) by inserting ``, or by an urban Indian health program'' 
        before the period.
    (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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