‘‘(ii) is determined by the State agen-
cy to be capable of making determinations 
of the type described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may 
issue regulations further limiting those entities 
that may become qualified entities in order to 
prevent fraud and abuse and for other reasons. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed as pre-
venting a State from limiting the classes of en-
tities that may become qualified entities, con-
sistent with any limitations imposed under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State agency shall pro-
vide qualified entities with— 
‘‘(A) such forms as are necessary for an 
application to be made by an individual de-
scribed in subsection (a) for medical assistance 
under the State plan; and 
‘‘(B) information on how to assist such in-
dividuals in completing and filing such forms. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A quali-
fied 
entity 
that 
determines 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A) that an individual described in subsection 
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(a) is presumptively eligible for medical assistance 
under a State plan shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the State agency of the deter-
mination within 5 working days after the date 
on which determination is made; and 
‘‘(B) inform such individual at the time 
the determination is made that an application 
for medical assistance under the State plan is 
required to be made by not later than the last 
day of the month following the month during 
which the determination is made. 
‘‘(3) 
APPLICATION
FOR
MEDICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In the case of an individual described in 
subsection (a) who is determined by a qualified enti-
ty to be presumptively eligible for medical assistance 
under a State plan, the individual shall apply for 
medical assistance under such plan by not later than 
the last day of the month following the month dur-
ing which the determination is made. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title, medical assistance that— 
‘‘(1) is furnished to an individual described in 
subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) during a presumptive eligibility pe-
riod; 
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‘‘(B) by an entity that is eligible for pay-
ments under the State plan; and 
‘‘(2) is included in the care and services covered 
by the State plan; 
shall be treated as medical assistance provided by such 
plan for purposes of section 1903(a)(5)(B).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 1902(a)(47) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(47)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and provide’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, provide’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, and provide for 
making medical assistance available to in-
dividuals described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1920C during a presumptive eligibility 
period in accordance with such section’’. 
(B) Section 1903(u)(1)(D)(v) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)(1)(D)(v)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or for’’ and inserting 
‘‘, for’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘, or for medical assistance pro-
vided to an individual described in sub-
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section (a) of section 1920C during a pre-
sumptive eligibility period under such sec-
tion’’. 
(c) ENHANCED MATCH.—Section 1903(a)(5) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) an’’; 
(2) by adding ‘‘plus’’ after the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the 
sums expended during such quarter which are at-
tributable to the offering, arranging, and furnishing 
(directly or on a contract basis) of prostate cancer- 
related treatment services; plus’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to medical assistance furnished on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard 
to whether final regulations to carry out such amendments 
have been promulgated by such date. 
Æ 
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