[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6462 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6462

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to 
  provide coverage under the Medicaid program for certain individuals 
          during national emergencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2020

  Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Cisneros) 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 require States to 
  provide coverage under the Medicaid program for certain individuals 
          during national emergencies, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus 
Treatment Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR STATES TO PROVIDE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 
              INDIVIDUALS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (VIII), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subclause (IX), by adding ``or'' at the end; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after subclause (IX) the following 
                new subclause:
                                    ``(X) during any period in which 
                                there exists an emergency declared by 
                                the President pursuant to the National 
                                Emergencies Act or the Robert T. 
                                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                                Assistance Act with respect to a 
                                disease, who are diagnosed with such 
                                disease;''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
                    ``(16) Continued eligibility for medical assistance 
                for certain individuals after national emergencies.--In 
                the case of an individual who enrolls under the State 
                plan (or a waiver of such plan) pursuant to subsection 
                (a)(10)(A)(i)(X) during a period described in such 
                subsection with respect to a disease, such individual 
                shall continue to be eligible under the State plan (or 
                waiver) after the end of such period for any medical 
                assistance available under the State plan (or waiver) 
                related to treatment, including testing services, for 
                such disease.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect as if enacted on March 13, 2020.
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