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123STA T .89PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B. 4, 2 0 09 par a g rap h(1).T h e rep o r ts ha l l inc l ud e reco m mendations f or such F ederal and S tate legislati v e and administrative changes as the C omptroller G eneral determines are necessar y to address any b arriers to access to oral health care , including preventive and restorative services, under M edicaid and C HIP that may e x ist. SEC.502 . M E NTALH EALTH P A RI T Y IN CHIP PLANS. (a) AS S URANCEOF PAR ITY . — Section 2 1 03 (c) ( 4 2 U .S.C. 13 97 cc(c)), as amended by section 5 01(a)(1)( B ), is amended by inserting after paragraph (5), the follo w ing

‘( 6 ) MENTA LH EALTH SER V ICES P ARITY.— ‘‘(A) IN G ENERAL.—In the case of a State child health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder benefits, such plan shall ensure that the financial re q uirements and treat - ment limitations applicable to such mental health or sub- stance use disorder benefits comply with the requirements of section 2705(a) of the Public Health Service Act in the same manner as such requirements apply to a group health plan. ‘‘(B) D EE M E D COMPLIANCE.—To the extent that a State child health plan includes coverage with respect to an individual described in section 1905(a)(4)(B) and covered under the State plan under section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the services described in section 1905(a)(4)(B) (relating to early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services defined in section 1905(r)) and provided in accordance with section 1902(a)(43), such plan shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A). ’ ’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2103 (42 U.S.C. 1397cc) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), as amended by section 501(a)(1)(A)(i), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, (6),’’ after ‘‘(5)’’

and (2) in subsection (c)(2), by stri k ing subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. SEC. 50 3 . APPLICATI O NO F PROSPECTI V E PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SERVICES PROVI D ED B Y FEDERALLY -QU ALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. (a) APPLICATION OF PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)), as amended by section 501(c)(2) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subpara- graph (and redesignating the succeeding subparagraphs accord- ingly): ‘‘(D) Section 1902(bb) (relating to payment for services provided by Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics).’’. (2) E FFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to services provided on or after O ctober 1, 2009. (b) TRANSITION GRANTS.— (1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Sec- retary for fiscal year 2009, $ 5,000,000, to remain available 42USC1397g g note.