Puerto Rico Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2241
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Puerto Rico

State and local finance

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Puerto Rico Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill excludes Puerto Rico from the specified Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) of 55% for U.S. territories. Under current law, a state's FMAP is generally based on the state's&nbsp;per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2241 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2019 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico 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 treat Puerto Rico as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2019 . 2. Removal of statutory FMAP limitation for Puerto Rico (a) In general Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2) ) is amended by striking Puerto Rico, . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical assistance furnished in calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2019.