IIB
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8089
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18, 2024
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024
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Medicaid provider screening requirements
Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)) is amended—
by striking The State
and inserting:
In general
The State
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Additional provider screening
Beginning January 1, 2027, as part of the enrollment (or reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider or supplier under this title, and not less frequently than quarterly during the period that such provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of
2013) to determine whether such provider or supplier is deceased.
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Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024.
Kevin F. McCumber,
Clerk.