[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2897 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2897

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2018

Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
  Sullivan, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Portman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    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) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
issue, using formal rulemaking procedures including notice and an 
opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in accordance with 
section 556 of title 5, United States Code, regulations relating to the 
requirement under section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(l)) that States establish electronic visit verification for 
personal care services or home health services requiring an in-home 
visit by a provider that are provided under a State Medicaid plan or a 
waiver of such plan.
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