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‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATIVE
VERIFICATION 
OF ASSETS.—The State— 
‘‘(I) permits a parent or care-
taker relative who is applying on be-
half of a child for medical assistance 
under title XIX or child health assist-
ance under this title to declare and 
certify by signature under penalty of 
perjury information relating to family 
assets for purposes of determining 
and redetermining financial eligibility; 
and 
‘‘(II) takes steps to verify assets 
through means other than by requir-
ing documentation from parents and 
applicants except in individual cases 
of discrepancies or where otherwise 
justified. 
‘‘(C) ELIMINATION OF IN-PERSON INTER-
VIEW REQUIREMENT.—The State does not re-
quire an application of a child for medical as-
sistance under title XIX (or for child health as-
sistance under this title), including an applica-
tion for renewal of such assistance, to be made 
in person nor does the State require a face-to- 
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face interview, unless there are discrepancies or 
individual circumstances justifying an in-person 
application or face-to-face interview. 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
JOINT
APPLICATION
FOR 
MEDICAID
AND
CHIP.—The application form 
and supplemental forms (if any) and informa-
tion verification process is the same for pur-
poses of establishing and renewing eligibility for 
children for medical assistance under title XIX 
and child health assistance under this title. 
‘‘(E) AUTOMATIC RENEWAL (USE OF AD-
MINISTRATIVE RENEWAL).— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The State pro-
vides, in the case of renewal of a child’s 
eligibility for medical assistance under title 
XIX or child health assistance under this 
title, a pre-printed form completed by the 
State based on the information available to 
the State and notice to the parent or care-
taker relative of the child that eligibility of 
the child will be renewed and continued 
based on such information unless the State 
is provided other information. Nothing in 
this clause shall be construed as preventing 
a State from verifying, through electronic 
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and other means, the information so pro-
vided. 
‘‘(ii) SATISFACTION
THROUGH
DEM-
ONSTRATED USE OF EX PARTE PROCESS.— 
A State shall be treated as satisfying the 
requirement of clause (i) if renewal of eli-
gibility of children under title XIX or this 
title is determined without any require-
ment for an in-person interview, unless 
sufficient information is not in the State’s 
possession and cannot be acquired from 
other sources (including other State agen-
cies) without the participation of the appli-
cant or the applicant’s parent or caretaker 
relative. 
‘‘(F) 
PRESUMPTIVE
ELIGIBILITY
FOR 
CHILDREN.—The State is implementing section 
1920A under title XIX as well as, pursuant to 
section 2107(e)(1), under this title. 
‘‘(G) EXPRESS LANE.—The State is imple-
menting 
the 
option 
described 
in 
section 
1902(e)(13) under title XIX as well as, pursu-
ant to section 2107(e)(1), under this title.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.— 
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