[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3555 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3555

  To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from 
 providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State 
              Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2007

  Mr. Pallone (for himself, Ms. Solis, and Mrs. Capps) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from 
 providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State 
              Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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

SECTION 1. REVOCATION OF POLICIES TO PROHIBIT STATES FROM PROVIDING 
              QUALITY HEALTH COVERAGE TO CHILDREN IN NEED UNDER THE 
              STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP).

    (a) Nullification of August 17, 2007, Requirements.--The August 17, 
2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center 
for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services to such officials requiring States that have 
established or that expand the income eligibility level for children 
under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250 
percent of the Federal poverty level to comply with new requirements as 
a condition of covering such children, is null and void and shall not 
be applied.
    (b) Prohibition of Similar Provisions.--The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall not promulgate or implement any requirement, rule, 
or provision that is similar to any requirement in the August 17, 2007, 
letter described in subsection (a) and shall not apply any such 
requirement or any similar requirement to any State plan amendment or 
waiver expanding the income eligibility level for children in SCHIP.
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