[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6042 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6042


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2018

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in 
   Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care 
services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, 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. DELAY IN REDUCTION OF FMAP FOR MEDICAID PERSONAL CARE 
              SERVICES FURNISHED WITHOUT AN ELECTRONIC VISIT 
              VERIFICATION SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(l)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``January 1, 2019'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2020''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``2019 
                and''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking ``calendar quarters 
        in 2019'' and inserting ``calendar quarters in 2020''.
    (b) Sense of Congress on Stakeholder Input Regarding Electronic 
Visit Verification Systems.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should--
                    (A) convene at least one public meeting in 2018 for 
                the purpose of soliciting ongoing feedback from 
                Medicaid stakeholders on guidance issued by the Centers 
                for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 16, 2018, 
                regarding electronic visit verification; and
                    (B) communicate with such stakeholders regularly 
                and throughout the implementation process in a clear 
                and transparent manner to monitor beneficiary 
                protections;
            (2) such stakeholders should include State Medicaid 
        directors, beneficiaries, family caregivers, individuals and 
        entities who provide personal care services or home health care 
        services, Medicaid managed care organizations, electronic visit 
        verification vendors, and other stakeholders, as determined by 
        the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and
            (3) taking into account stakeholder input on the 
        implementation of the electronic visit verification requirement 
        under the Medicaid program is vital in order to ensure that the 
        Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is aware and able to 
        mitigate any adverse outcomes with the implementation of this 
        policy.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.