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CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014

H.R. 5364 · 113th Congress · Jul 31, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; amendments to Social Security Act; references; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014”.
(b)
References to CHIP; Medicaid; Secretary— In this Act:
(1)
CHIP— The term CHIP means the State Children’s Health Insurance Program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) (whether implemented under title XIX, XXI, or both, of the Social Security Act).
(2)
Medicaid— The term Medicaid means the program for medical assistance established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(3)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(c)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 General effective date; exception for State legislation; reliance on law

(a)
General effective date— Unless otherwise provided in this Act, subject to subsections (b) and (c), this Act (and the amendments made by this Act) shall take effect on October 1, 2014, and shall apply to medical assistance and child health assistance furnished under titles XIX and XXI, respectively, of the Social Security Act on or after that date.
(b)
Exception for State legislation— In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), which the Secretary determines requires State legislation in order for the respective plan to meet one or more additional requirements imposed by amendments made by this Act, the respective plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
(c)
Coordination of CHIP funding for fiscal year 2015— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, insofar as funds have been appropriated under subsection (a)(18) or (m) of section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd), as such subsections are in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide allotments to States under CHIP for fiscal year 2015—
(1)
any amounts that are so appropriated that are not so allotted and obligated before April 1, 2015, are rescinded; and
(2)
any amount provided for CHIP allotments to a State under this Act (and the amendments made by this Act) for such fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such appropriations so allotted and obligated before such date.
(d)
Reliance on law— With respect to amendments made by this Act that become effective as of a date—
(1)
such amendments are effective as of such date whether or not regulations implementing such amendments have been issued; and
(2)
Federal financial participation for medical assistance or child health assistance furnished under title XIX or XXI, respectively, of the Social Security Act on or after such date by a State in good faith reliance on such amendments before the date of promulgation of final regulations, if any, to carry out such amendments (or before the date of guidance, if any, regarding the implementation of such amendments) shall not be denied on the basis of the State’s failure to comply with such regulations or guidance.