[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3891 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3891

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority 
  of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and 
 prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2017

Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Welch) 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 clarify the authority 
  of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and 
 prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, 
                        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. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY OF STATE MEDICAID FRAUD AND ABUSE 
              CONTROL UNITS TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE CASES OF 
              MEDICAID PATIENT ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN ANY SETTING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(q)(4)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(q)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting after 
``patients residing in board and care facilities'' the following: ``and 
of patients (who are receiving medical assistance under the State plan 
under this title) in a noninstitutional or other setting''.
    (b) Availability of Funding.--Section 1903(a)(6) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(6)) is amended, in the matter 
following subparagraph (B), by striking ``(as found necessary by the 
Secretary for the elimination of fraud in the provision and 
administration of medical assistance provided under the State plan)''.
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