To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote program integrity with respect to the enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

This bill amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to delay or deny an individual's initial eligibility for Medicaid benefits without providing a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence of a satisfactory immigration status or pending official verification of such status. A state that elects to provide a reasonable period for an individual to provide such evidence may not receive payment for amounts expended on the individual's medical assistance during that period.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2348 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2348

   To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote 
program integrity with respect to the enrollment of certain immigrants 
         in State plans under Medicaid, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2015

  Mr. Flores introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote 
program integrity with respect to the enrollment of certain immigrants 
         in State plans under Medicaid, 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. PROMOTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY IN ENROLLING CERTAIN IMMIGRANTS 
              UNDER MEDICAID.

    (a) In General.--Section 1137(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1320b-7(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Subsections (a)(1) and (d)'' and 
        inserting ``(1) Subsections (a)(1) and (d)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of subsection (d)(4) 
        shall not apply in the case of an initial determination made on 
        or after the date that is 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph with respect to the eligibility of 
        an individual declaring to be a citizen or national of the 
        United States with respect to whom a State requires, pursuant 
        to 1902(ee) the submission of a social security number or 
        pursuant to 1903(x) the presentation of satisfactory 
        documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality, under 
        section 1902(a)(46)(B) for benefits under the program listed in 
        subsection (b)(2).''.
    (b) No Payments for Medical Assistance Provided Before Presentation 
of Evidence.--Section 1903(i)(22) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(i)(22)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``with respect to amounts expended'' and 
        inserting ``(A) with respect to amounts expended'';
            (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) in the case of a State that elects to provide a 
        reasonable period to present satisfactory documentary evidence 
        of such citizenship or nationality pursuant to paragraph (2)(C) 
        of section 1902(ee) or paragraph (4) of subsection (x) of this 
        section, for amounts expended for medical assistance for such 
        an individual (other than an individual described in paragraph 
        (2) of such subsection (x)) during such period;''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1137(d)(4) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``subject to subsection (f)(2)'' before ``the 
        State''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``subject to 
        subsection (f)(2)'' before ``pending such verification''.
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