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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8111 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 504
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8111

                          [Report No. 118-605]

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability 
      of address information provided under the Medicaid program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2024

   Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Cartwright) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             July 23, 2024

            Additional sponsor: Mr. Davis of North Carolina

                             July 23, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               23, 2024]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability 
      of address information provided under the Medicaid program.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Program Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THE RELIABILITY OF ADDRESS INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER 
              THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (86), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (87), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (87) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(88) beginning January 1, 2026, provide for a process to 
        regularly obtain address information for individuals enrolled 
        under such plan (or a waiver of such plan) from reliable data 
        sources (as described in section 435.919(f)(1)(iii) of title 
        42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) 
        and act on any changes to such an address based on such 
        information in accordance with such section (or successor 
        regulation), except that this paragraph shall only apply in the 
        case of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Application to CHIP.--Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (U) as 
        subparagraphs (I) through (V), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Section 1902(a)(88) (relating to regularly 
                obtaining address information for enrollees).''.
    (c) Ensuring Transmission of Address Information From Managed Care 
Organizations.--Section 1932 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396u-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Transmission of Address Information.--Beginning January 1, 
2026, each contract under a State plan with a managed care entity under 
section 1903(m) shall provide that the entity transmits to the State 
any address information for an individual enrolled with the entity that 
is provided to such entity directly from, or verified by such entity 
directly with, such individual.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 504

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 8111

                          [Report No. 118-605]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability 
      of address information provided under the Medicaid program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 23, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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