110 HR 4355 IH: To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment U.S. House of Representatives 2007-12-11 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 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4355 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 A BILL To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions.

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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.