Medicaid Quality Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-7393
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-12-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality

Health programs administration and funding

Medicaid

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicaid Quality Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to issue regulations that require each state Medicaid program to provide quality control and oversight of out-of-state providers.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 21, 2018 Mr. Faso introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations with respect to quality control and oversight of out-of-State care under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Quality Care Act . 2. Regulations with respect to quality control and oversight of out-of-State care under Medicaid program Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations requiring each State with a State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to develop and implement a written plan providing for quality control and oversight by the State of medical assistance provided by out-of-State providers to individuals enrolled under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan).