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                                                 Union Calendar No. 570
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 670

                          [Report No. 114-734]

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid 
rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
   trusts established by those beneficiaries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2015

 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Pallone) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                           September 9, 2016

Additional sponsors: Mr. Harper, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Rush, 
  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Marino, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Barletta, Mr. 
Huffman, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kuster, Mr. 
  Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Katko, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Israel, Mr. 
   Kennedy, Mr. Lance, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
   Hudson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Bishop of 
Michigan, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Comstock, 
 Mr. Amodei, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Gibbs, 
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Long, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
Kline, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hardy, Mr. 
 Fleischmann, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
            Pocan, Mr. Donovan, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey

                           September 9, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 3, 2015]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid 
rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
   trusts established by those beneficiaries, 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Special Needs 
Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts.
Sec. 3. Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for mothers of 
                            newborns.
Sec. 4. Eliminating Federal financial participation with respect to 
                            expenditures under Medicaid for agents used 
                            for cosmetic purposes or hair growth.
Sec. 5. Medicaid Improvement Fund.

SEC. 2. FAIRNESS IN MEDICAID SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``the individual,'' 
after ``for the benefit of such individual by''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES FOR MOTHERS OF 
              NEWBORNS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(bb) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(bb)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(4) A woman shall continue to be treated as described in this 
subsection as a pregnant woman through the end of the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of the birth of a child of the woman.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(B) of section 1916 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended by 
        inserting ``(and women described in section 1905(bb) as 
        pregnant women pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section)'' 
        after ``tobacco cessation by pregnant women''.
            (2) Section 1927(d)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting ``(and women 
        described in section 1905(bb) as pregnant women pursuant to 
        paragraph (4) of such section)'' after ``pregnant women''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments 
        made by this section shall apply with respect to items and 
        services furnished on or after the date that is two years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a 
        State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, which 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires 
        State legislation in order for the plan to meet any requirement 
        imposed by amendments made by this section, the plan shall not 
        be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an 
        additional requirement before the first day of the first 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the 
        effective date specified in paragraph (1). For purposes of the 
        previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
        legislative session, each year of the session shall be 
        considered to be a separate regular session of the State 
        legislature.
    (d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that 
assesses the use of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the 
Medicaid program. Such report shall include an assessment of--
            (1) the extent that States are encouraging the use of such 
        benefit, such as through promotion of beneficiary and provider 
        awareness of such benefit; and
            (2) gaps in the delivery of such benefit.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATING FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION WITH RESPECT TO 
              EXPENDITURES UNDER MEDICAID FOR AGENTS USED FOR COSMETIC 
              PURPOSES OR HAIR GROWTH.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(i)(21)) is amended by inserting ``section 1927(d)(2)(C) 
(relating to drugs when used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth), 
except where medically necessary, and'' after ``drugs described in''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.

    Section 1941(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-1(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``under this subsection''; and
                    (B) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph 
                (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Additional funding.--In addition to any funds 
        otherwise made available to the Fund, there shall be available 
        to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain 
                available until expended; and
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2022, $14,000,000, to remain 
                available until expended.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 570

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 670

                          [Report No. 114-734]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid 
rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
   trusts established by those beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 9, 2016

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed