To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5912
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
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: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5912 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2018 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Young of Alaska , and Mr. Stivers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

1. Delay in reduction of FMAP for Medicaid personal care services and home health 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) Revised 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, revised 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 systems for personal care services or home health services requiring an in-home visit by a provider that are provided under a State Medicaid plan.