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, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6042
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
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: 2018-07-30
text: Became Public Law No: 115-222.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
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. The bill also excludes specified services from such verification system&nbsp;requirements, including inpatient hospital services and 24-hour residential group home services. </p>

action_date: 2018-06-19
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(Sec. 1) 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>

action_date: 2018-07-17
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(Sec. 1) 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>

action_date: 2018-07-30
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(Sec. 1) 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. 6042 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

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) Sense of Congress on stakeholder input regarding electronic visit verification systems It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should— (A) convene at least one public meeting in 2018 for the purpose of soliciting ongoing feedback from Medicaid stakeholders on guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 16, 2018, regarding electronic visit verification; and (B) communicate with such stakeholders regularly and throughout the implementation process in a clear and transparent manner to monitor beneficiary protections; (2) such stakeholders should include State Medicaid directors, beneficiaries, family caregivers, individuals and entities who provide personal care services or home health care services, Medicaid managed care organizations, electronic visit verification vendors, and other stakeholders, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and (3) taking into account stakeholder input on the implementation of the electronic visit verification requirement under the Medicaid program is vital in order to ensure that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is aware and able to mitigate any adverse outcomes with the implementation of this policy.

Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6042 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mr. Guthrie 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 furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

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) Definition of personal care services Section 1903(l)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l)(5)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking The term personal care services means and inserting the following: The term personal care services — (i) means ; (2) by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) does not include personal care services— (I) provided to individuals who are inpatients or residents of a hospital, a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or an institution for mental diseases; or (II) provided in congregate residential programs such as group homes, assisted living facilities, or other congregate residential settings in which 24-hour service is available. .

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6042 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

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) Sense of Congress on stakeholder input regarding electronic visit verification systems It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should— (A) convene at least one public meeting in 2018 for the purpose of soliciting ongoing feedback from Medicaid stakeholders on guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 16, 2018, regarding electronic visit verification; and (B) communicate with such stakeholders regularly and throughout the implementation process in a clear and transparent manner to monitor beneficiary protections; (2) such stakeholders should include State Medicaid directors, beneficiaries, family caregivers, individuals and entities who provide personal care services or home health care services, Medicaid managed care organizations, electronic visit verification vendors, and other stakeholders, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and (3) taking into account stakeholder input on the implementation of the electronic visit verification requirement under the Medicaid program is vital in order to ensure that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is aware and able to mitigate any adverse outcomes with the implementation of this policy.

Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 6042 AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

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) Sense of Congress on stakeholder input regarding electronic visit verification systems It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should— (A) convene at least one public meeting in 2018 for the purpose of soliciting ongoing feedback from Medicaid stakeholders on guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 16, 2018, regarding electronic visit verification; and (B) communicate with such stakeholders regularly and throughout the implementation process in a clear and transparent manner to monitor beneficiary protections; (2) such stakeholders should include State Medicaid directors, beneficiaries, family caregivers, individuals and entities who provide personal care services or home health care services, Medicaid managed care organizations, electronic visit verification vendors, and other stakeholders, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; and (3) taking into account stakeholder input on the implementation of the electronic visit verification requirement under the Medicaid program is vital in order to ensure that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is aware and able to mitigate any adverse outcomes with the implementation of this policy.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.