A bill to temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services

2008·0.11 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. House

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110thCONGRESS H.R.5173
2dSession
TotemporarilydelayapplicationofproposedchangestoMedicaidpayment
rulesforcasemanagementandtargetedcasemanagementservices.
IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
January29,2008
Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Duncan, Ms. McCollum of
Minnesota, Mr. RamSTAD, Mr. Walz ofMinnesota, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota,Mr.CUMMINGS,andMr.OBERSTAR)introducedthefollowing
bill;whichwasreferredtotheCommitteeonEnergyandCommerce
A
BILL
TotemporarilydelayapplicationofproposedchangestoMed-
icaid payment rales for case management and targeted
casemanagementservices.
1 BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta
2 livesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,
3 SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
4 CHANGESTO CASEMANAGEMENTANDTAR-
5 GETED CASE MANAGEMENT PAYMENT RE-
6 QUIREMENTSUNDERMEDICAID.
7 (a) Delayed Implementation of December 4,
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8 2007,InterimFinalRule. Theinterimfinalralepub-
9 lished on December 4, 2007, at pages 68,077 through
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1 68,093 ofvolume 72 ofthe Federal Register (relating;to
2 parts 431, 440, and 441 ofthe Code ofFederal Regula-
3 tions)shallnottakeeffectbeforeApril1,2009.
4 (b) Continuation of 2007 Payment Policies
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5 andPractices. Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionof
6 law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
7 not,priortoApril 1, 2009, takeanyaction (throughpro-
8 mulgation ofregulation, issuance ofregulatoryguidance,
9 useofFederalpaymentauditprocedures, orotheradmin-
10 istrativeaction,policyorpractice,includingaMedicalAs-
11 sistance Manual transmittal or issuance of a letter to
12 StateMedicaiddirectors) torestrict coverageorpayment
13 undertitleXIXofthe Social SecurityAct forcase man-
14 agement and targeted case management services if such
15 action is more restrictive than the administrative action,
16 policy, orpracticethatappliestocoverageof, orpayment
17 for, such services under title XIXofthe Social Security
18 Acton December 3, 2007. Anysuch action taken bvthe
19 SecretaryofHealth and Human Services duringthe pe-
20 riodthatbeginsonDecember4,2007,andendsonMarch
21 31, 2009,thatisbasedinwholeorinpartontheinterim
22 finalruledescribedinsubsection(a)isnullandvoid.
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