[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9359 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9359

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more 
   flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility 
          determinations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2022

Mr. Carter of Georgia 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 allow States more 
   flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility 
          determinations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan.

    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 ``Freedom to Use Contracted Entities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE FLEXIBILITY TO USE CONTRACTORS TO MAKE ELIGIBILITY 
              DETERMINATIONS ON BEHALF OF STATE.

    Section 1902(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(5)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ``, but such determinations of eligibility may be made, 
at the option of a State, under a contract with another State or local 
agency or a contractor so long as the contract does not provide 
incentives for the agency or contractor to delay eligibility 
determinations or to deny eligibility for individuals otherwise 
eligible for medical assistance''.
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