[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4355 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4355

    To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2007

     Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Kuhl of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions.

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

SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall not, prior to the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, take any action (through 
promulgation of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, use of 
federal payment audit procedures, or other administrative action, 
policy, or practice, including a Medical Assistance Manual transmittal 
or letter to State Medicaid directors) to restrict coverage or payment 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for rehabilitation services, 
or school-based administration, transportation, or medical services if 
such restrictions are more restrictive in any aspect than those applied 
to such coverage or payment as of July 1, 2007.
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