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H.R. 670 — what changed

Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 3 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
added Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act”.
(b)
added Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

removed This Act may be cited as the “Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015”.

Sec. 3 Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for mothers of newborns

added
(a)
added In general— Section 1905(bb) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(bb)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

added “(4) A woman shall continue to be treated as described in this subsection as a pregnant woman through the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the birth of a child of the woman.”

(b)
added Conforming amendments—
(1)
added Subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(B) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each amended by inserting “(and women described in section 1905(bb) as pregnant women pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section)” after “tobacco cessation by pregnant women”.
(2)
added Section 1927(d)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(d)(2)(F)) is amended by inserting “(and women described in section 1905(bb) as pregnant women pursuant to paragraph (4) of such section)” after “pregnant women”.
(c)
added Effective date—
(1)
added In general— Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)
added Exception for state legislation— In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet any requirement imposed by amendments made by this section, the 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 effective date specified in paragraph (1). 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.
(d)
added Report— Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that assesses the use of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the Medicaid program. Such report shall include an assessment of—
(1)
added the extent that States are encouraging the use of such benefit, such as through promotion of beneficiary and provider awareness of such benefit; and
(2)
added gaps in the delivery of such benefit.

Sec. 4 Eliminating Federal financial participation with respect to expenditures under Medicaid for agents used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth

added
(a)
added In general— Section 1903(i)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)(21)) is amended by inserting “section 1927(d)(2)(C) (relating to drugs when used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth), except where medically necessary, and” after “drugs described in”.
(b)
added Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 5 Medicaid Improvement Fund

added

added Section 1941(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w–1(b)) is amended—

(1)
added in paragraph (2)—
(A)
added by striking “under paragraph (1)” and inserting “under this subsection”; and
(B)
added by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (3); and
(2)
added by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

added “(2) Additional funding—In addition to any funds otherwise made available to the Fund, there shall be available to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund—

added “(A) for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended; and

added “(B) for fiscal year 2022, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended.”