109 HR 4206 IH: To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-11-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4206 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2005 Mr. Fortuño introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens.

1.

Permitting Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens

(a)

In general

Section 1011(e)(6) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2006.