I 
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 pre-
sumptively 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 Com-
mittee 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 individ-
uals to have more time to file applications for enrollment 
under State plans under such program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicaid Expansion 
During Crisis Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:10 Aug 18, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7892.IH
H7892
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGI-
BILITY PERIODS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR 
FILING OF APPLICATIONS; FULL FEDERAL FI-
NANCIAL 
PARTICIPATION 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
STATE MEDICAID EXPENDITURES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGI-
BILITY PERIODS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR FILING OF 
APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) Section 1920(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day of 
the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file an 
application by the last day of the sixth month following’’. 
(2) Section 1920A(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1a(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘on whose behalf an application is not filed by 
the last day of the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
whose behalf an application is not filed by the last day 
of the sixth month following’’. 
(3) Section 1920B(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1b(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day 
of the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file 
an application by the last day of the sixth month fol-
lowing’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:10 Aug 18, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7892.IH
H7892
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(4) Section 1920C(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘who does not file an application by the last day of 
the month following’’ and inserting ‘‘who does not file an 
application by the last day of the sixth month following’’. 
(b) PERMITTING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO 
MAKE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR 
ALL
MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE
POPULATIONS.—Section 
1902(a)(47)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(a)(47)(B)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘any hos-
pital’’ the following: ‘‘, as well as any community health 
center,’’. 
(c) FULL FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR 
CERTAIN
STATE
MEDICAID
EXPENDITURES.—Section 
1903(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) for each calendar quarter occurring during 
period beginning on the first day of the emergency 
period defined in paragraph (1)(B) of section 
1135(g) and ending on the last day of the calendar 
quarter in which the last day of such emergency pe-
riod occurs, an amount equal to 100 percent of the 
sums expended during such quarter (as found nec-
essary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:10 Aug 18, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7892.IH
H7892
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
administration of the State plan) as are attributable 
to activities by the State to implement the State 
plan 
requirement 
described 
in 
section 
1902(a)(47)(B); plus’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to presumptive eligi-
bility determinations made on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:10 Aug 18, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7892.IH
H7892
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS