A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system.

Bill: 115-s-2897
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2018-05-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health information and medical records

Home and outpatient care

Intergovernmental relations

Medicaid

Public participation and lobbying

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services (services that help certain individuals with basic needs of daily life). </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2897 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Brown , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sullivan , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system.

1. Delay in reduction of FMAP for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system (a) In general Section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking January 1, 2019 and inserting January 1, 2020 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 2019 and ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking calendar quarters in 2019 and inserting calendar quarters in 2020 . (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue, using formal rulemaking procedures including notice and an opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in accordance with section 556 of title 5, United States Code, regulations relating to the requirement under section 1903(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l) ) that States establish electronic visit verification for personal care services or home health services requiring an in-home visit by a provider that are provided under a State Medicaid plan or a waiver of such plan.