[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8525 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8525

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 under the Medicaid program of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2020

  Ms. Speier 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 provide for coverage 
 under the Medicaid program of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening.

    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 ``Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL GENETIC SCREENING.

    Section 1905(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking at the end ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) non-invasive prenatal genetic screening for 
                pregnant women of all age groups (provided in a 
                facility, a home, or other setting);''.
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