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SECTION 1. MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR PATIENT NAVIGATOR SERVICES.

(a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (82)(C), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (83), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (83) the following:
''(84) provide that the State shall reimburse an eligible
entity (as such term is defined in subsection (ll)(1)) for any
patient navigator service (as such term is defined in
subsection (ll)(3)) that is--
''(A) provided to an individual who is eligible for
medical assistance under the State plan; and
''(B) provided by a patient navigator (as such term
is defined in subsection (ll)(2)) through the eligible
entity.''.
(b) Patient Navigator Services Definitions.--Section 1902 of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(ll) Patient Navigator Services Definitions.--For purposes of
subsection (a)(84):
''(1) Eligible entity.--The term 'eligible entity' means an
entity that--
''(A) is an eligible entity (as such term is
defined in section 340A(l)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act); and
''(B) complies with the following requirements of
section 340A of the Public Health Service Act:
''(i) Subsection (b) (relating to patient
navigator duties and community knowledge).
''(ii) Subsection (c) (relating to
prohibitions).
''(iii) Subsection (e) (relating to
applications).
''(iv) Subsection (j)(3) (relating to
reports).
''(2) Patient navigator.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'patient navigator' has
the meaning given such term in section 340A(l)(3) of
the Public Health Service Act.
''(B) Consultation.--
''(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
consult with the patient navigation advisory
committee to the extent necessary to further
clarify the definition of the term 'patient
navigator' for purposes of subsection (a)(84),
including establishing requirements to ensure
adequate training for such navigators, such as
developing a training curriculum.
''(ii) Membership.--The Secretary shall
convene a patient navigation advisory committee
and the members of such committee shall
include--
''(I) representatives from relevant
Federal departments and agencies,
including the National Institutes of
Health, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the Health Resources
and Services Administration, and the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; and
''(II) individuals and
representatives of public and private
organizations with expertise in patient
navigation.
''(3) Patient navigator services.--The term 'patient
navigator service' means a service that is a duty specified
under paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b) of section
340A of the Public Health Service Act and that is provided by a
patient navigator (as defined in section 340A(l)(3) of the
Public Health Service Act), through an eligible entity.''.
(c) Treatment as Medical Assistance for Purposes of FMAP.--Section
1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (28), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (29) as paragraph (30); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
''(29) patient navigator services (as such term is defined
in section 1902(ll)(3)) that are provided in a manner that
meets the requirements of section 1902(a)(84); and''.
(d) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments
made this section shall apply to patient navigator services
provided after the first day of the first calendar year that
begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a
State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, which
the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires
State legislation in order for the respective plan to meet any
requirement imposed by amendments made by this Act, the
respective plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with
the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its
failure to meet such an additional requirement before the first
day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of
the first regular session of the State legislature that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the
previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of the session shall be
considered to be a separate regular session of the State
legislature.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid plan to provide for state reimbursement of an eligible entity for any patient navigator service provided to a Medicaid-eligible individual.

Includes within the definition of "medical assistance" certain patient navigator services defined under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as assisting in specified ways individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases.

Treats as eligible entities those identified under PHSA as public or nonprofit private health centers (including federally qualified health centers), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or nonprofit entities that enter into a partnership or coordinate referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services.