Sec. 102. Coverage of legal immigrants under the medicaid program.
Sec. 103. Coverage of children through age 20 under the medicaid program and
title XXI.
Sec. 104. Application of simplified title XXI procedures under the medicaid
program.
Sec. 105. Expansion of basic services required for benchmark-equivalent cov-
erage under CHIP.
Sec. 106. Elimination of 100 hour rule and other AFDC-related eligibility re-
strictions.
Sec. 107. Limitations on conflicts of interest.
Sec. 108. Demonstration programs to improve medicaid and CHIP outreach to
homeless individuals and families.
TITLE II—ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS
Sec. 201. Extension of coverage to single individuals.
TITLE III—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Availability of unsubsidized coverage.
TITLE I—AFFORDABLE HEALTH
INSURANCE 
FOR 
PARENTS
AND CHILDREN
SEC. 101. COVERAGE OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN UNDER
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND CHIP.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE COVERAGE
FOR
MEDICAID PARTICIPATION.—Section 1902(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (64), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (65), by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (65), the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(66) provide that the State will provide med-
ical assistance under paragraph (10)(A)(ii)((XVIII)
or health coverage under section 2111 for families
described in subsection (k)(1) in accordance with the
conditions described in subsection (k)(2).’’.
(b) COVERAGE UNDER MEDICAID.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (XVI);
(B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause
(XVII); and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
‘‘(XVIII) who are families de-
scribed in subsection (k)(1);’’.
(2) 
CONDITIONS
FOR
COVERAGE.—Section
1902 of such Act is further amended by inserting
after subsection (j) the following new subsection:
‘‘(k)(1) The families described in this paragraph are
families (consisting of individuals who are under 21 years
of age and parents of such individuals)—
‘‘(A) who are not otherwise eligible for medical
assistance under subsection(a)(10)(A); and
‘‘(B) whose income is at least—
‘‘(i) with respect to fiscal year 2001, 200
percent of the poverty line; and
‘‘(ii) with respect to each subsequent fiscal
year, 300 percent of the poverty line.
‘‘(2) The conditions described in this paragraph are
as follows:
‘‘(A) The State provides that families described
in paragraph (1) remain eligible for medical assist-
ance for a period (of at least 12 months) following
the eligibility determination required under such
paragraph.
‘‘(B) The State has a State child health plan
under title XXI which (whether implemented under
such title or under this title) does not limit the ac-
ceptance of applications for families described in
paragraph (1), does not use a waiting list for such
families who meet eligibility standards to qualify for
assistance (under this title or under title XXI), and
provides benefits to all families in the State who
apply for and meet eligibility standards.
‘‘(C) The State does not cover families de-
scribed in paragraph (1) with higher family income
without covering families with a lower family income.
‘‘(3) In the case of a parent in a family described
in paragraph (1) who is also the parent of a child who
is eligible and enrolled for medical assistance under this
title or for child health assistance under title XXI, the
State may elect (on a uniform basis) to enroll the parent
in the same program as the child. If such a parent has
children enrolled under both programs, the State may
elect (on such basis) which program to enroll the parent
in.’’.
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘parent’ has the
meaning given the term ‘caretaker’ for purposes of car-
rying out section 1931.’’.
(3) APPLICATION OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY
PROVISIONS.—Section 1920A of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396r–1a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) In accordance with regulations, a State shall
apply the previous provisions of this section to provide for
a period of presumptive eligibility for medical assistance
for a parent of a child with respect to whom such a period
is provided under this section.’’.
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) ELIGIBILITY
CATEGORIES.—Section
1905(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is
amended in the matter before paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of
clause (x);
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of
clause (xi); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (xi) the
following new clause:
‘‘(xii) who are families described in section
1902(k)(1),’’.
(B) 
INCOME
LIMITATIONS.—Section
1903(f)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4))
is 
amended 
by 
inserting
‘‘1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII),’’ 
after
‘‘1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVI),’’.
(c) COVERAGE UNDER CHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title XXI of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 2111. COVERAGE OF FAMILIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this title, with respect to a State that does not
provide 
medical 
assistance 
under 
section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) for families described in section
1902(k)(1), the State shall provide health coverage under
this title for such families through an amendment to its
State child health plan under section 2102 in accordance
with this section and the conditions described in section
1902(k)(2).
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) HEALTH
COVERAGE.—The term ‘health
coverage’ has the meaning given the term child
health assistance in section 2110(a) as if any ref-
erence to targeted low-income children were a ref-
erence to families described in section 1902(k)(1).
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
PREGNANT
WOMEN
AS
PARENTS.—A State child health plan shall treat a
pregnant woman who is not otherwise a parent as a
parent in a family described in section 1902(k)(1)
for purposes of this section.
‘‘(c) 
REFERENCES
TO
TERMS
AND
SPECIAL
RULES.—In the case of, and with respect to, a State pro-
viding health coverage for families described in section
1902(k)(1) under subsection (a), the following special
rules apply:
‘‘(1) Any reference in this title (other than sub-
section (b)) to a targeted low-income child is deemed
to include a reference to a family described in sec-
tion 1902(k)(1).
‘‘(2) Any such reference to child health assist-
ance with respect to such families is deemed a ref-
erence to health coverage (as defined in subsection
(b)(1)).
‘‘(3) In applying section 2103(e)(3)(B) in the
case of a family provided coverage under this sec-
tion, the limitation on total annual aggregate cost-
sharing shall be applied to the entire family.
‘‘(4) Section 1905(u)(2)(A) shall be applied as
if any reference to optional targeted low-income chil-
dren includes a reference to a family described in
section 1902(k)(1).’’.
(2) ENHANCED MATCHING FUNDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
(i) in the fourth sentence of sub-
section (b), by striking ‘‘or subsection
(u)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (u)(3), or (u)(4)’’;
and
(ii) in subsection (u)—
(I) by redesignating paragraph
(4) as paragraph (5), and
(II) by inserting after paragraph
(3) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) For purposes of subsection (b) and section
2105(a)(1):
‘‘(A) FAMILIES.—The expenditures described in
this subparagraph are the following:
‘‘(i) FAMILIES.—Expenditures for medical
assistance 
made 
available 
under 
section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) 
for 
families 
de-
scribed in section 1902(k)(1), the income of
which exceeds the income level applicable under
such section 1931 to a family of the size in-
volved as of January 1, 2000.
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
PREGNANT
WOMEN.—Ex-
penditures for medical assistance for pregnant
women under section 1902(l)(1)(A) in a family
the income of which exceeds the income level
applicable under section 1902(l)(2)(A) to a
family of the size involved as of January 1,
2000.’’.
(B) POST FY 2006 EXPANSION OF AVAIL-
ABILITY
OF
ENHANCED
MATCH
UNDER
MED-
ICAID
FOR
PRE-CHIP
EXPANSIONS.—Effective
October 1, 2005, paragraph (4) of section
1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(u)), as
inserted 
by 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(II), 
is
amended—
(i) by amending clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (A) to read as follows:
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
PREGNANT
WOMEN.—Ex-
penditures for medical assistance for pregnant
women under section 1902(l)(1)(A) in a family
the income of which exceeds the 133 percent of
the income official poverty line.’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following
new subparagraphs:
‘‘(B) PARENTS WITH INCOME ABOVE 100 PER-
CENT OF POVERTY BUT BELOW JANUARY 1, 2000 IN-
COME LEVEL.—The expenditures described in this
subparagraph are expenditures for medical assist-
ance made available for any parents described in
section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII), whose income ex-
ceeds 100 percent of the income official poverty line
applicable to a family of the size involved but does
not exceed the applicable income level established
under this title (under section 1931 or otherwise) for
a parent in a family of the size involved as of Janu-
ary 1, 2000.
‘‘(C) CHILDREN
IN
FAMILIES
WITH
INCOME
ABOVE
MEDICAID
MANDATORY
LEVEL
NOT
PRE-
VIOUSLY
DESCRIBED.—The expenditures described
in this subparagraph are expenditures (other than
expenditures described in paragraph (2) or (3)) for
medical assistance made available to any child who
is 
eligible 
for 
assistance 
under 
section
1902(a)(10)(A) and the income of whose family ex-
ceeds the minimum income level required under sub-
section 1902(l)(2) for a child of the age involved
(treating any child who is 19 or 20 years of age
as being 18 years of age).’’.
(3) TRANSFORMATION OF CHIP INTO PERMA-
NENT ENTITLEMENT.—
(A) ELIMINATION
OF
ALLOTMENTS
AND
CAPPED APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2104 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 2104. APPROPRIATION.
‘‘For the purpose of making payments to States
under this title, there is appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year
thereafter.’’.
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(i) Section 1905 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended—
(I) in subsection (b), in the
fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘, and
that do not exceed the amount of the
State’s allotment under section 2104
(not taking into account reductions
under section 2104(d)(2)) for the fis-
cal year reduced by the amount of any
payments made under section 2105 to
the State from such allotment for
such fiscal year’’; and
(II) by striking subsection (u)(1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(u)(1) The condition described in this paragraph for
a State plan is that the State is complying with the re-
quirement of section 2105(d)(1).’’.
(ii) Section 2105(a) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397ee(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘from its allotment under section 2104
(taking into account any adjustment under
section 2104(d)),’’.
(4) NO
COST-SHARING
FOR
PREGNANCY-RE-
LATED BENEFITS.—Section 2103(e)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(2)) is amended—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
PREGNANCY-RELATED
SERVICES’’ after ‘‘PRE-
VENTIVE SERVICES’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘and for pregnancy-related
services’’.
(5) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO
NO WAITING PERIOD FOR CERTAIN WOMEN.—Section
2102(b)(1)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1397bb(b)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of
clause (i) and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by striking the period at the end of
clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) may not apply a waiting period
(including a waiting period to carry out
paragraph (3)(C)) in the case of targeted
low-income women who are pregnant.’’.
(6) AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT
OF
CHILDREN
BORN TO TITLE XXI PARENTS.—Section 2102(b)(1)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(1))
is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) AUTOMATIC
ELIGIBILITY
OF
CHIL-
DREN
BORN
TO
A
PARENT
BEING
PROVIDED
HEALTH COVERAGE.—Such eligibility standards
shall provide for automatic coverage of a child
born to an individual who is provided health
coverage (as defined in section 2111(b)(1))
under this title in the same manner as medical
assistance would be provided under section
1902(e)(4) to a child described in such sec-
tion.’’.
(7) APPLICATION
OF
PRESUMPTIVE
ELIGI-
BILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(e)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(D) Sections 1920 and 1920A (relating to
presumptive eligibility).’’.
(B) EXCEPTION FROM LIMITATION ON AD-
MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 2105(c)(2)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)(2)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELI-
GIBILITY
EXPENDITURES.—The 
limitation
under subparagraph (A) on expenditures shall
not apply to expenditures attributable to the
application of section 1920A (pursuant to sec-
tion 2107(e)(1)(D)), regardless of whether the
child is determined to be ineligible for the pro-
gram under this title or title XIX.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on October 1, 2000.
SEC. 102. COVERAGE OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE
MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) MEDICAID PROGRAM.—Section 1903(v) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) A State shall (through a plan amendment
under this title) provide medical assistance under this
title, notwithstanding sections 401(a), 402(b), 403, and
421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, for aliens who are lawfully re-
siding in the United States (including battered aliens de-
scribed in section 431(c) of such Act) and who are other-
wise eligible for such assistance.
‘‘(B) No debt may be accrued under an affidavit of
support against any sponsor of an alien provided medical
assistance under subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) TITLE XXI.—Section 2107(e)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 
1397gg(e)(1)), 
as 
amended 
by 
section
101(c)(7)(A), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) Section 1903(v)(4) (relating to op-
tional coverage of categories of lawfully residing
alien children and parents).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply to
medical assistance furnished on or after such date.
SEC. 103. COVERAGE OF CHILDREN THROUGH AGE 20
UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND TITLE
XXI.
(a) MEDICAID.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(l)(1)(D) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(1)(D)) is
amended by striking ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 1902(e)(3)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(B) Section 1902(e)(12) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12)) is amended by striking
‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(C) Section 1920A(b)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r–1a(b)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(D) Section 1928(h)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396s(h)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(E) Section 1932(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396u–2(a)(2)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘19’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’.
(b) TITLE XXI.—Section 2110(c)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘19’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply to
medical assistance and child health assistance provided on
or after such date.
SEC. 104. APPLICATION OF SIMPLIFIED TITLE XXI PROCE-
DURES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
(a) APPLICATION UNDER MEDICAID.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(l) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘subject
to paragraph (5)’’, after ‘‘Notwithstanding sub-
section (a)(17),’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) With respect to determining the eligibility of in-
dividuals under 20 years of age for medical assistance
under subsection (a)(10)(A) and, separately, with respect
to determining the eligibility of individuals for medical as-
sistance 
under 
subsection 
(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) 
or
(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII), notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title, if the State has established a State child
health plan under title XXI—
‘‘(A) the State may not apply a resource stand-
ard if the State does not apply such a standard
under such child health plan with respect to such in-
dividuals;
‘‘(B) the State shall use the same simplified eli-
gibility form (including, if applicable, permitting ap-
plication other than in person) as the State uses
under such State child health plan with respect to
such individuals;
‘‘(C) the State shall provide for initial eligibility
determinations and redeterminations of eligibility
using the same verification policies, forms, and fre-
quency as the State uses for such purposes under
such State child health plan with respect to such in-
dividuals; and
‘‘(D) the State shall not require a face-to-face
interview for purposes of initial eligibility determina-
tions and redeterminations unless the State requires
such an interview for such purposes under such child
health plan with respect to such individuals.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) apply to determinations of eligi-
bility made on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL ENTITIES QUALIFIED TO DETER-
MINE MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-IN-
COME CHILDREN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1920A(b)(3)(A)(i) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1a(b)(3)(A)(i)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or (II)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(II)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘eligibility of a child for
medical assistance under the State plan under
this title, or eligibility of a child for child health
assistance under the program funded under
title XXI, (III) is an elementary school or sec-
ondary school, as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801), an el-
ementary or secondary school operated or sup-
ported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a State
or tribal child support enforcement agency, a
child care resource and referral agency, an or-
ganization that is providing emergency food and
shelter under a grant under the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, or a State
or tribal office or entity involved in enrollment
in the program under this title, under part A
of title IV, under title XXI, or that determines
eligibility for any assistance or benefits provided
under any program of public or assisted hous-
ing that receives Federal funds, including the
program under section 8 or any other section of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), or under the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.),
or (IV) any other entity the State so deems, as
approved by the Secretary’’ before the semi-
colon.
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 1920A
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1a) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), by striking
‘‘paragraph (1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(2)(A)’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)(A)’’.
(3) APPLICATION TO PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER MEDICAID.—Section
1920(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–1(b)) is
amended by adding at the end after and below para-
graph (2) the following flush sentence:
‘‘The term ‘qualified provider’ includes a qualified entity
as defined in section 1920A(b)(3).’’.
(c) AUTOMATIC REASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
TITLE XXI AND MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
LOSING MEDICAID OR TITLE XXI ELIGIBILITY.—
(1) LOSS OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.—Section
1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)), as amended by section 101(a), is
amended—
(A) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (66) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (66) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(67) provide, by not later than the first day of
the first month that begins more than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and in
the case of a State with a State child health plan
under title XXI, that before medical assistance to a
child (or a parent of a child) is discontinued under
this title, a determination of whether the child (or
parent) is eligible for benefits under title XXI shall
be made and, if determined to be so eligible, the
child (or parent) shall be automatically enrolled in
the program under such title without the need for a
new application.’’.
(2) LOSS OF TITLE XXI ELIGIBILITY.—Section
2102(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)(3)) is amended by
redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as sub-
paragraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (C) the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(D) that before child health assistance to
a child (or health coverage to a parent of a
child) is discontinued under this title, a deter-
mination of whether the child (or parent) is eli-
gible for benefits under title XIX is made and,
if determined to be so eligible, the child (or par-
ent) is automatically enrolled in the program
under such title without the need for a new ap-
plication;’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to individuals who
lose eligibility under the medicaid program under
title XIX, or under a State child health insurance
plan under title XXI, respectively, of the Social Se-
curity Act on or after the date that is 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) PROVISION OF MEDICAID AND CHIP APPLICA-
TIONS AND INFORMATION UNDER THE SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM.—Section 9(b)(2)(B) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(B)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(B) Applications’’ and inserting
‘‘(B)(i) Applications’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii)(I) Applications for free and reduced price
lunches that are distributed pursuant to clause (i) to par-
ents or guardians of children in attendance at schools par-
ticipating in the school lunch program under this Act shall
also contain information on the availability of medical as-
sistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘med-
icaid program’) and of child health assistance and health
coverage under title XXI of such Act (commonly referred
to as ‘CHIP’), including information on how to obtain an
application for assistance under such program.
‘‘(II) Information on the medicaid program and
CHIP under subclause (I) shall be provided on a form sep-
arate from the application form for free and reduced price
lunches under clause (i).’’.
SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF BASIC SERVICES REQUIRED FOR
BENCHMARK-EQUIVALENT 
COVERAGE
UNDER CHIP.
(a) ADDITION OF VISION, HEARING, AND DENTAL
SERVICES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2103(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) Vision services for children.
‘‘(F) Hearing services for children.
‘‘(G) Dental services for children.’’.
(2) EXCLUSION FROM DETERMINATION OF AC-
TUARIAL VALUE.—Section 2103(c)(4) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)(4)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The categories
of basic services described in subparagraphs (E),
(F), and (G) of paragraph (1) shall not be taken
into account for purposes of determining the actu-
arial value of coverage under this paragraph.’’.
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
2103(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)(2)) is
amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
(b) NO LIMITATION ON SCOPE OR DURATION FOR
CERTAIN SERVICES.—Section 2103(a) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397cc(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph: