[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2077 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2077

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit additional 
  States to enter into long-term care partnerships under the Medicaid 
    Program in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2004

  Mr. Craig (for himself and Mr. Bayh) 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 permit additional 
  States to enter into long-term care partnerships under the Medicaid 
    Program in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership 
Program Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING ADDITIONAL STATES TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM CARE 
              PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE USE OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396p(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``shall seek adjustment'' 
        and inserting ``may seek adjustment''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``had a State plan 
        amendment approved as of May 14, 1993, which provided'' and 
        inserting ``has a State plan amendment approved which 
        provides''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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