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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PHASED-IN COVERAGE OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS UP TO 185
PERCENT OF POVERTY LEVEL.

(a) In General.--Section 1902(l)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ''and'' at the
end,
(B) by striking the period at the end of subclause
(II) and inserting a comma, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subclauses:
''(III) July 1, 1994, 150 percent, or, if greater, the
percentage provided under clause (v), and
''(IV) July 1, 1995, 185 percent.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
''(v) In the case of a State which, as of the date of the enactment
of this clause, has established under clause (i), or has enacted
legislation authorizing, or appropriating funds, to provide for, a
percentage (of the income official poverty line) that is greater than
150 percent, the percentage provided under clause (ii) for medical
assistance on or after July 1, 1994, shall not be less than--
''(I) the percentage specified by the State in an amendment
to its State plan (whether approved or not) as of the date of
the enactment of this clause, or
''(II) if no such percentage is specified as of the date of
the enactment of this clause, the percentage established under
the State's authorizing legislation or provided for under the
State's appropriations.''.
(b) Flexibility in Income Methodology and Deduction of Child Care
in Computation of Income.--Section 1902(l)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(l)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ''(E)'' and inserting the
following:
''(E)(i) with respect to an individual described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), family income shall
be determined in accordance with a methodology which is no more
restrictive than the methodology employed under the State plan
under part A or E of title IV (except to the extent such
methodology is inconsistent with clause (D) of subsection
(a)(17) and except that there shall be disregarded costs for
such child care as is necessary for the employment of the
pregnant woman or the caretaker of the infant), and costs
incurred for medical care or for any other type of remedial
care shall not be taken into account, and
''(ii) with respect to an individual described in paragraph
(1)(C) or (1)(D),''.
(c) Prohibiting Application of Resource Test.--Section 1902(l)(3)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(3)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
''(A)(i) no resource standard or methodology shall be
applied to individuals who are eligible for medical assistance
because of subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IV), and (ii) application
of a resource standard or methodology for individuals who are
eligible for medical assistance because of subsection
(a)(10)(A)(i)(VI) or (a)(10)(A)(ii)(IX) shall be at the option
of the State, but any such resource standard or methodology may
not be more restrictive than the corresponding standard or
methodology that is applied under the State plan under part A
of title IV;'',
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) Higher income standards.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to payments under title XIX of the Social Security Act
for calendar quarters beginning on or after July 1, 1994, with
respect to eligibility for medical assistance on or after such
date, without regard to whether or not final regulations to
carry out such amendments have been promulgated by such date.
(2) Income methodology and resource standard.--Except as
provided in paragraph (3), the amendments made by subsections
(b) and (c) shall apply to payments under title XIX of the
Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after
July 1, 1994, with respect to eligibility for medical
assistance on or after such date, without regard to whether or
not final regulations to carry out such amendments have been
promulgated by such date.
(3) Exception for certain states.--In the case of a State
plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social
Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services
determines requires State legislation (other than legislation
authorizing or appropriating funds) in order for the plan to
meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made
by this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as
failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on
the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements
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 the 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 such
session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the
State legislature.

SEC. 3. OPTIONAL COVERAGE OF PRENATAL AND POST PARTUM HOME VISITATION
SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (21),
(2) by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (25),
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs
(22) and (23), respectively,
(4) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new
paragraph:
''(24) prenatal home visitation services for high-risk
pregnant women, post partum home visitation services with
respect to high-risk infants under 1 year of age, or both (as
specified by the State), as prescribed by a physician; and''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1902 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(10)(C)(iv), by striking ''(21)'' and
inserting ''(24)'', and
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ''(22)'' and inserting
''(25)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after July 1, 1994, without regard to
whether or not final regulations to carry out such amendments have been
promulgated by such date.
Solution:
Medicaid Infant Mortality Amendments of 1993 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to phase-in mandatory State coverage of pregnant women and infants whose family income is below 185 percent of the Federal poverty level. Deducts child and medical care costs from the income eligibility test.
Authorizes States to provide Medicaid coverage of prenatal home visitation services for high-risk pregnant women and/or postpartum home visitation services for high-risk infants.