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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1480 

To impose a 2-year moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule relating 

to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State 

Children’s Health Insurance Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2007 

Mr. KLEIN of Florida (for himself and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the 

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

A BILL 

To impose a 2-year moratorium on implementation of a 

proposed rule relating to the Federal-State financial 

partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children’s 

Health Insurance Program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PRO4 POSED RULE RELATING TO THE FEDERAL5 STATE FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS UNDER 

6 MEDICAID AND SCHIP. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find8 ings: 

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1 (1) The proposed rule published on January 18, 

2 2007, on pages 2236 through 2258 of volume 72, 

3 Federal Register (relating to parts 433, 447, and 

4 457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations) would 

5 significantly change the Federal-State financial part6 nership under the Medicaid and the State Children’s 

7 Health Insurance Programs by— 

8 (A) imposing a cost limit on payments 

9 made under such programs to governmentally10 operated providers; 

11 (B) limiting the permissible sources of the 

12 non-Federal shares required under such pro13 grams and the types of entities permitted to 

14 contribute to such shares; and 

15 (C) imposing new requirements on partici16 pating providers under such programs. 

17 (2) More time is needed to determine the how 

18 the proposed rule would impact States, particularly 

19 with respect to those States with Medicaid or State 

20 Children’s Health Insurance Programs that are op21 erating under financing arrangements that have 

22 been approved by the Secretary of Health and 

23 Human Services through the waiver process estab24 lished under section 1115 of the Social Security Act 

25 and have been properly following the intent and purmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 pose for which such funding arrangements were es2 tablished. 

3 (3) Permitting the proposed rule to take effect 

4 without allowing sufficient time for further study of 

5 the effect of the implementation of the rule could 

6 have a negative impact for States, particularly 

7 States with Medicaid or State Children’s Health In8 surance Programs operating under financing ar9 rangements that would be affected by such rule and 

10 that have been approved by the Secretary of Health 

11 and Human Services through the section 1115 waiv12 er process. 

13 (b) MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwith14 standing any other provision of law, the proposed rule 

15 published on January 18, 2007, on pages 2236 through 

16 2258 of volume 72, Federal Register (relating to parts 

17 433, 447, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal Regula18 tions), shall not take effect before September 1, 2009. 

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