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Coronavirus Mobile Collection Site Act

S. 3498 · 116th Congress · Mar 12, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse States for the cost of operating drive-through sites for COVID-19 testing.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Coronavirus Mobile Collection Site Act”.

2. Mobile testing sites

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reimburse any State that operates a drive-through site at which individuals can receive testing for COVID-19 infection during the public health emergency declared by such Secretary on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), provided that such State (or political subdivision of the State) does not charge individuals for such testing. Such reimbursement shall be in an amount equal to the cost to the State of operating the site during such period.