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Union Calendar No. 551 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5583 

[Report No. 115–716] 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually 

report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2018 

Ms. CLARKE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 8, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. BLACKBURN and Mr. WALDEN

JUNE 8, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require 

States to annually report on certain adult health quality 

measures, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. MANDATORY REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO 

4 ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEASURES. 

5 Section 1139B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 1320b–9b) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘Not later than Janu10 ary 1, 2013’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY REPORTING.—Not later 

12 than January 1, 2013’’; and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(B) MANDATORY REPORTING WITH RE16 SPECT TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEASURES.— 

17 Beginning with the State report required under 

18 subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the Secretary shall 

19 require States to use all behavioral health meas20 ures included in the core set of adult health 

21 quality measures and any updates or changes to 

22 such measures to report information, using the 

23 standardized format for reporting information 

24 and procedures developed under subparagraph 


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1 (A), regarding the quality of behavioral health 

2 care for Medicaid eligible adults.’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 

4 the following new subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(C) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEASURES.— 

6 Beginning with respect to State reports re7 quired under subsection (d)(1) for 2024, the 

8 core set of adult health quality measures main9 tained under this paragraph (and any updates 

10 or changes to such measures) shall include be11 havioral health measures.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘the such plan’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘such plan’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(5)’’ and in16 serting ‘‘subsection (b)(5) and, beginning with 

17 the report for 2024, all behavioral health meas18 ures included in the core set of adult health 

19 quality measures maintained under such sub20 section (b)(5) and any updates or changes to 

21 such measures (as required under subsection 

22 (b)(3))’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 551 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5583 

[Report No. 115–716] 

A BILL 

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to rehealth quality measures, and for other purposes. quire States to annually report on certain adult 

JUNE 8, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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