H.R. 3200/Division B/Title VII/Subtitle H

SUBTITLE H — MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1781. Technical Corrections.

(a) Technical correction to section 1144 of the Social Security Act.—

The first sentence of section 1144(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b—14(c)(3)) is amended—

(1) by striking ``transmittal´´; and

(2) by inserting before the period the following: ``as specified in section 1935(a)(4)´´.

(b) Clarifying amendment to section 1935 of the Social Security Act.—

Section 1935(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u—5(a)(4)), as amended by section 113(b) of Public Law 110-275, is amended—

(1) by striking the second sentence;

(2) by redesignating the first sentence as a subparagraph (A) with appropriate indentation and with the following heading: ``In general´´;

(3) by adding at the end the following subparagraphs:

``(B) Furnishing medical assistance with reasonable promptness.—For the purpose of a State’s obligation under section 1902(a)(8) to furnish medical assistance with reasonable promptness, the date of the electronic transmission of low-income subsidy program data, as described in section 1144(c), from the Commissioner of Social Security to the State Medicaid Agency, shall constitute the date of filing of such application for benefits under the Medicare Savings Program.

``(C) Determining availability of medical assistance.—For the purpose of determining when medical assistance will be made available, the State shall consider the date of the individual’s application for the low income subsidy program to constitute the date of filing for benefits under the Medicare Savings Program.´´.

(c) Effective date relating to Medicaid agency consideration of low-income subsidy application and data transmittal.—

The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 113(b) of Public Law 110-275.

(d) Technical correction to section 605 of CHIPRA.—

Section 605 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-3) is amended by striking ``legal residents´´ and inserting ``lawfully residing in the United States´´.

(e) Technical correction to section 1905 of the Social Security Act.—

Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting ``or the care and services themselves, or both´´ before ``(if provided in or after´´.

(f) Clarifying amendment to section 1115 of the Social Security Act.—

Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``If an experimental, pilot, or demonstration project that relates to title XIX is approved pursuant to any part of this subsection, such project shall be treated as part of the State plan, all medical assistance provided on behalf of any individuals affected by such project shall be medical assistance provided under the State plan, and all provisions of this Act not explicitly waived in approving such project shall remain fully applicable to all individuals receiving benefits under the State plan.´´.

Sec. 1781. Extension of QI Program.

(a) In General.—

Section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(10)(E)(iv)) is amended—

(1) by striking ``sections 1933 and´´ and by inserting ``section´´; and

(2) by striking ``December 2010´´ and inserting ``December 2012´´.

(b) Elimination of Funding Limitation.—

(1) In General.—

Section 1933 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–3) is amended—

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``who are selected to receive such assistance under subsection (b)´´;

(B) by striking subsections (b), (c), (e), and (g);

(C) in subsection (d), by striking ``furnished in a State´´ and all that follows and inserting ``the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be equal to 100 percent.´´; and

(D) by redesignating subsections (d) and (f) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.

(2) Conforming Amendment.—

Section 1905(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by striking ``1933(d)´´ and inserting ``1933(b)´´.

(3) Effective Date.—

The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 1, 2011