Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act

Bill: 116-hr-6462
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-04-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover individuals who are diagnosed with a disease that is the subject of a declared national emergency, including with respect to ongoing treatment and testing.</p> <p>The bill applies retroactively.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6462 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2020 Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Cisneros ) 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 require States to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for certain individuals during national emergencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act . 2. Requirement for States to provide Medicaid coverage for certain individuals during national emergencies (a) In general Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (VIII), by striking or at the end; (B) in subclause (IX), by adding or at the end; and (C) by inserting after subclause (IX) the following new subclause: (X) during any period in which there exists an emergency declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a disease, who are diagnosed with such disease; ; and (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Continued eligibility for medical assistance for certain individuals after national emergencies In the case of an individual who enrolls under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan) pursuant to subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(X) during a period described in such subsection with respect to a disease, such individual shall continue to be eligible under the State plan (or waiver) after the end of such period for any medical assistance available under the State plan (or waiver) related to treatment, including testing services, for such disease. . (b) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if enacted on March 13, 2020.