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Ill STAT. 522 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 "(d) APPLICABLE FMAP. — With respect to assistance described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) furnished in a State for calendar quarters in a calendar year — "(1) to the extent that such assistance does not exceed the State's allocation under subsection (c) for the fiscal year ending in the calendar year, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be equal to 100 percent; and "(2) to the extent that such assistance exceeds such allocation, the Federal medic£d assistance percentage is 0 percent. "(e) LIMITATION ON ENTITLEMENT. — Except as specifically provided under this section, nothing in this title shall be construed as establishing any entitlement of individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) to assistance described in such section. "(f) COVERAGE OF COSTS THROUGH PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for the transfer from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 to the appropriate account in the Treasury that provides for payments under section 1903(a) with respect to medical assistance provided under this section, of an amount equivalent to the total of the amount of payments made under such section that is attributable to this section and such transfer shall be treated as an expenditure from such Trust Fund for purposes of section 1839.". SEC. 4733. STATE OPTION TO PERMIT WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES TO BUY INTO MEDICAID. Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended— (1) in subclause (XI), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in subclause (XII), by adding "or" at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(XIII) who are in families whose income is less than 250 percent of the income officisJ poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the size involved, and who but for earnings in excess of the limit established under section 1905(q)(2)(B), would be considered to be receiving supplemental security income (subject, notwithstanding section 1916, to payment of premiums or other cost-sharing charges (set on a sliding scale based on income) that the State may determine);". SEC. 4734. PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENT ELIGIBILITY. Section 1128B(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(a)), as amended by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191; 110 Stat. 2008), is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: "(6) for a fee knowingly and willfully counsels or assists an individual to dispose of assets (including by any transfer in trust) in order for the individual to become eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX, if disposing of the assets results in the imposition of a period of ineligibility for such assistance under section 1917(c),"; and (2) in clause (ii) of the matter following such paragraph, by striking "failure, or conversion by any other person" and