[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4705 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4705

 To amend title XIX requiring coverage under Medicaid of vaccines for 
                            pregnant women.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2020

Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Hassan) 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 requiring coverage under Medicaid of vaccines for 
                            pregnant women.

    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 ``Maternal Immunization Coverage 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY COVERAGE UNDER MEDICAID OF VACCINES FOR PREGNANT 
              WOMEN.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``subsection (bb))'' the following: 
        ``; and (E) for individuals who are eligible under the State 
        plan or a waiver of such plan and are pregnant (including 
        individuals whose eligibility for medical assistance is on the 
        basis of being pregnant and limited to services related to 
        pregnancy), approved vaccines recommended for such individuals 
        by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the 
        administration of such vaccines to such individuals''.
    (b) Prohibition of Cost Sharing.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1916 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended, in each of subsections (a)(2)(B) 
        and (b)(2)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``and counseling'' and inserting 
                ``counseling''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and vaccines described in 
                section 1905(a)(4)(E) that are furnished to pregnant 
                women and the administration of such vaccines'' after 
                ``section 1905(bb)(2)(A)''.
            (2) Application to alternative cost sharing.--Section 
        1916A(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396o-1(b)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and counseling'' and inserting 
                ``counseling''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and vaccines described in 
                section 1905(a)(4)(E) that are furnished to pregnant 
                women and the administration of such vaccines'' after 
                ``section 1905(bb)(2)(A)'' before the period.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services determines requires State legislation (other 
        than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to 
        meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made 
        by this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as 
        failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on 
        the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional 
        requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter 
        beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
        State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of 
        this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of 
        a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of 
        such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session 
        of the State legislature.
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