[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 857 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 857

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100-percent 
FMAP under Medicaid for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians 
by a Native Hawaiian health care system or a federally-qualified health 
                                center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2011

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100-percent 
FMAP under Medicaid for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians 
by a Native Hawaiian health care system or a federally-qualified health 
                                center.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage 
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. 100-PERCENT FMAP FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO NATIVE 
              HAWAIIANS BY A NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR A 
              FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The third sentence of section 1905(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended----
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``with respect to''; and
            (2) by inserting, before the period, the following: ``; and 
        (2) with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for 
        services provided to a Native Hawaiian (as defined in section 
        12(3) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act) 
        through a Native Hawaiian health care system (as defined in 
        section 12(6) of such Act) or a federally-qualified health 
        center (as defined in subsection (l)(2)(B), whether directly, 
        by referral, or under contract or other arrangement between 
        such Native Hawaiian health care system or federally-qualified 
        health center and another health care provider''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to medical assistance provided on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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