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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 36
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided to a Native Hawaiian through a Federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act
of 2011
.
100 percent fmap for medical assistance provided to a Native Hawaiian through a federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system under the medicaid program
Medicaid
The third sentence of
section
1905(b) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended
by inserting , and with respect to medical assistance provided to a
Native Hawaiian (as defined in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care
Improvement Act) through a Federally-qualified health center or a Native
Hawaiian health care system (as so defined) whether directly, by referral, or
under contract or other arrangement between a Federally-qualified health center
or a Native Hawaiian health care system and another health care
provider
before the period.
Effective date
The amendment made by this section applies to medical assistance provided on or after the date of enactment of this Act.