[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2379 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2379

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2019

 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
   Roberts) 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 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Patient Abuse Prevention 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 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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