Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to approve a waiver of the uniform tax requirement (whether or not the tax is broad based), regardless of whether the state concerned satisfies certain requirements, for any state with a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities that: (1) have no beds certified to provide medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or (2) do not provide services for which Medicaid payment may be made.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3171 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3171
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve
waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act that are related to State provider taxes that exempt
certain retirement communities.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 23, 2013
Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve
waivers under the Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act that are related to State provider taxes that exempt
certain retirement communities.
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 ``Provider Tax Administrative
Simplification Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDER TAX RULE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN CONTINUING CARE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES.
In the case of a State that has a provider tax that does not apply
to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities (as
such terms are used for purposes of section 1917(g) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(g)) that have no beds that are certified
to provide medical assistance (as such term is defined under section
1905(a) of such Act) under title XIX of the Social Security Act or that
do not provide services for which payment may be made under title XIX
of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall approve a waiver under section 433.68(e)(2)(iii) of title 42 of
the Code of Federal Regulations regardless of whether the Secretary
determines that the State satisfies the requirements of section
433.68(e)(2)(iii)(B) of such title.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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