Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act”.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.
Sec. 2 Medicaid provider screening requirements
Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)) is amended—
by striking “The State” and inserting:
“(A) In general—The State”
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Additional provider screening—Beginning January 1, 2027, as part of the enrollment (or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider or supplier under this title, and not less frequently than quarterly during the period that such provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to determine whether such provider or supplier is deceased.”