Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act of 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1342 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1342

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the floor for
treatment as an extremely low DSH State to 3 percent in fiscal year
2003.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 18, 2003

Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. Kleczka) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce

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A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the floor for
treatment as an extremely low DSH State to 3 percent in fiscal year
2003.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Safety Net Improvement Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN FLOOR FOR TREATMENT AS AN EXTREMELY LOW DSH STATE
TO 3 PERCENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2003.

(a) Increase in DSH Floor.--Section 1923(f)(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)(5)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal year 1999'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2001'';
(2) by striking ``August 31, 2000'' and inserting ``August
31, 2002'';
(3) by striking ``1 percent'' each place it appears and
inserting ``3 percent''; and
(4) by striking ``fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2003''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take
effect as if enacted on October 1, 2002, and apply to DSH allotments
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2003 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
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