Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act”.
Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States more flexibility with respect to using contractors to make eligibility determinations on behalf of the State Medicaid plan.
Sec. 2 State flexibility to use contractors to make eligibility determinations on behalf of State
Section 1902(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(5)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, but such determinations of eligibility may be made, at the option of a State, under a contract with another State or local agency or a contractor so long as the contract does not provide incentives for the agency or contractor to delay eligibility determinations or to deny eligibility for individuals otherwise eligible for medical assistance”.