Medicaid and CHIP Territory Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 114-hr-3444
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2015-09-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa

Caribbean area

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Guam

Medicaid

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicaid and CHIP Territory Fraud Prevention Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude certain payments from ceilings on the amounts of Medicaid payments made to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Specifically, the bill excludes certain payments made to these territories for the establishment and operation of Medicaid fraud control units. </p> <p>The bill also makes a technical amendment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3444 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2015 Mr. Pitts (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce Medicaid and CHIP fraud in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid and CHIP Territory Fraud Prevention Act . 2. Reducing Medicaid and CHIP fraud in the territories of the United States Section 1108(g)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking and (4) and inserting and (5) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: With respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2016, if Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa qualify for a payment under paragraph (6) of section 1903(a) for a calendar quarter of such fiscal year, the payment shall not be taken into account in applying subsection (f) (as increased in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of this subsection) to such commonwealth or territory for such fiscal year. .