S.Amdt. 3213

SA 3213. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 436, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

SEC. 2008. APPLICATION OF MEDICAID PROMPT PAY REQUIREMENTS TO
NURSING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS.

Section 1902(a)(37) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(37)) is amended by striking ``and (B)'' and
inserting ``(B) insofar as nursing facilities or hospitals
are paid under the State plan on the basis of submission of
claims, ensure that 90 percent of claims for payment (for
which no further written information or substantiation is
required in order to make payment) made for services covered
under the plan and furnished by all such facilities or
hospitals that are paid on that basis are paid within 30 days
of the date of receipt of such claims and that 99 percent of
such claims are paid within 90 days of the date of receipt of
such claims, and (C)''.
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