[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2432 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2432

 To extend for 3 months transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the 
         abstinence education program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2007

 Mr. Deal of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
 Upton, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Terry, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. 
   Conaway) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend for 3 months transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the 
         abstinence education program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. 3-MONTH EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (TMA) 
              AND THE ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Activities authorized by sections 510 and 1925 of the Social 
Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2007, in the manner 
authorized for fiscal year 2006, notwithstanding section 1902(e)(1)(A) 
of such Act, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 
not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made 
pursuant to this authority through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 
2007 at the level provided for such activities through the fourth 
quarter of fiscal year 2006.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS UNDER 
              THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (21);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(23) with respect to amounts expended for medical 
        assistance for covered outpatient drugs (as defined in section 
        1927(k)(2)) for which the prescription was executed in written 
        (and non-electronic) form unless the prescription was executed 
        on a tamper-resistant pad.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to prescriptions executed on or after October 1, 2007.
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