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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7892 

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the duration of 

presumptive eligibility periods under the Medicaid program to allow presumptively eligible individuals to have more time to file applications 

for enrollment under State plans under such program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2020 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. 

GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend 

the duration of presumptive eligibility periods under the 

Medicaid program to allow presumptively eligible individuals to have more time to file applications for enrollment 

under State plans under such program, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicaid Expansion 

5 During Crisis Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGI2 BILITY PERIODS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR 

3 FILING OF APPLICATIONS; FULL FEDERAL FI4 NANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR CERTAIN 

5 STATE MEDICAID EXPENDITURES. 

6 (a) EXTENSION OF MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGI7 BILITY PERIODS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR FILING OF

8 APPLICATIONS.— 

9 (1) Section 1920(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day of 

12 the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file an 

13 application by the last day of the sixth month following’’. 

14 (2) Section 1920A(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1a(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘on whose behalf an application is not filed by 

17 the last day of the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘on 

18 whose behalf an application is not filed by the last day 

19 of the sixth month following’’. 

20 (3) Section 1920B(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1b(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day 

23 of the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file 

24 an application by the last day of the sixth month fol25 lowing’’. 


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1 (4) Section 1920C(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by strik3 ing ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day of 

4 the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file an 

5 application by the last day of the sixth month following’’. 

6 (b) PERMITTING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO

7 MAKE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR

8 ALL MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS.—Section 

9 1902(a)(47)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 1396a(a)(47)(B)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘any hos11 pital’’ the following: ‘‘, as well as any community health 

12 center,’’. 

13 (c) FULL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR

14 CERTAIN STATE MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.—Section 

15 1903(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 1396b(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(F) for each calendar quarter occurring during 

19 period beginning on the first day of the emergency 

20 period defined in paragraph (1)(B) of section 

21 1135(g) and ending on the last day of the calendar 

22 quarter in which the last day of such emergency pe23 riod occurs, an amount equal to 100 percent of the 

24 sums expended during such quarter (as found nec25 essary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient 


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1 administration of the State plan) as are attributable 

2 to activities by the State to implement the State 

3 plan requirement described in section 

4 1902(a)(47)(B); plus’’. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall apply with respect to presumptive eligi7 bility determinations made on or after the date of the en8 actment of this Act. 

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