Medicaid Newborn Coverage Act of 2011

Medicaid Newborn Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during the first year of life for children born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 351 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 351

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement 
  for proof of citizenship during the first year of life for children 
        born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2011

 Mr. Serrano 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 waive the requirement 
  for proof of citizenship during the first year of life for children 
        born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother.

    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 Newborn Coverage Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT OF PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP DURING FIRST YEAR 
              OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES TO A 
              MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE MOTHER.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(x)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(x)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(D) and is a child born to a woman eligible for and 
        receiving medical assistance under this title on the date of 
        the child's birth, without regard to the child's basis of 
        eligibility for medical assistance, but only with respect to 
        medical assistance for items and services furnished during the 
        child's first year of life;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and section 
1903(x)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by subsection 
(a)(2), shall apply to children born on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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