Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act”.
Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act
A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations (“cap”) for territories
in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “subsection (g)” and inserting “subsections (g) and (h)”;
in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “and paragraphs (3) and (5)” and inserting “, paragraphs (3) and (5), and subsection (h)”; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(h) Sunset of Medicaid funding limitations—Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 2020.”
Conforming amendments—
Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking “, the limitation in section 1108(f),”.
Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2020.