[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2196 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 2196

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem 
payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans 
in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under 
      the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2004

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Snowe) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem 
payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans 
in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under 
      the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting veterans.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT UNDER MEDICAID PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO STATE HOMES FOR VETERANS.

    Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Payments to States pursuant to this section shall not be 
considered a liability of a third party for any purpose under section 
1902(a)(25) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(25)).''.
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