Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8089 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8089

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain 
       additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2024

 Mr. Mike Garcia of California (for himself and Mr. Peters) 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 require certain 
       additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.

    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 ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud 
Prevention Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID PROVIDER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(kk)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The State'' and inserting:
                    ``(A) In general.--The State''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Additional provider screening.--Beginning 
                January 1, 2025, as part of the enrollment (or 
                revalidation of enrollment) of a provider or supplier 
                under this title, and not less frequently than 
                quarterly during the period that such provider or 
                supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of 
                the Death Master File (as such term is defined in 
                section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to 
                determine whether such provider or supplier is 
                deceased.''.
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