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US HR4515
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for a special rule during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for the redistribution of certain Children's Health Insurance Program allocations for certain shortfall States.
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Introduced
12/01/2017
12/01/2017
In Committee
12/08/2017
12/08/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for a special rule during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for the redistribution of certain Children's Health Insurance Program allocations for certain shortfall States. This bill amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to establish a special rule, with respect to the first quarter of FY2018, for the redistribution of unused CHIP allotments to state child health plans experiencing emergency shortfalls. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must redistribute unused allotments to each such state in an amount equal to the state's emergency shortfall before the CMS may redistribute the allotments to any state that is experiencing a nonemergency shortfall.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP) of the Social Security Act to establish a special rule for the redistribution of unused CHIP allotments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The key provisions are:
1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must first redistribute unused CHIP allotments to "emergency shortfall states" - those states that are estimated to have a projected CHIP funding shortfall for the period from October 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. CMS can only redistribute to other "non-emergency" shortfall states after the emergency shortfall states have received their full allotments.
2. The bill also allows qualifying states to apply the "qualifying state option" during this period, which enables them to use their CHIP allotments more flexibly.
3. The bill clarifies that territories and commonwealths can also be treated as shortfall or emergency shortfall states for the purposes of this special redistribution rule.
The goal of this bill is to ensure that CHIP funding is directed to states facing the most immediate funding shortfalls during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 before being redistributed more broadly.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 12/08/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4515/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4515/BILLS-115hr4515ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4515/BILLS-115hr4515ih.pdf.pdf |
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