[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 722 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 722
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require
coverage under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance
Program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 without the imposition
of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2021
Mr. Pappas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require
coverage under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance
Program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 without the imposition
of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE AT NO COST SHARING OF COVID-19 VACCINE AND TREATMENT.
(a) Medicaid.--
(1) In general.--Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)'';
and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and
inserting ``; (E) a COVID-19 vaccine licensed under
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and the
administration of such vaccine; and (F) items and
services furnished for the treatment of COVID-19 or a
condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID-
19;''.
(2) Prohibition of cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of
section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396o) are each amended--
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting ``, or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
subparagraphs:
``(H) a COVID-19 vaccine licensed under section 351
of the Public Health Service Act and the administration
of such vaccine, or
``(I) any item or service furnished for the
treatment of COVID-19 or a condition that may
complicate the treatment of COVID-19; and''.
(B) Application to alternative cost sharing.--
Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396o-1(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
(i) in clause (xi), by striking ``any
visit'' and inserting ``any service''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following
clauses:
``(xii) A COVID-19 vaccine licensed under
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act
and the administration of such vaccine.
``(xiii) An item or service furnished for
the treatment of COVID-19 or a condition that
may complicate the treatment of COVID-19.''.
(C) Clarification.--The amendments made this
subsection shall apply with respect to a State plan of
a territory in the same manner as a State plan of one
of the 50 States.
(b) State Pediatric Vaccine Distribution Program.--Section 1928 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following
subparagraph:
``(C) each vaccine-eligible child (as defined in
subsection (b)) is entitled to receive a COVID-19
vaccine from a program-registered provider (as defined
in subsection (h)(8)) without charge for--
``(i) the cost of such vaccine; or
``(ii) the administration of such
vaccine.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting ``, but
may not impose a fee for the administration of a COVID-
19 vaccine'' before the period; and
(B) by adding at the end the following
subparagraph:
``(D) The provider will provide and administer an
approved COVID-19 vaccine to a vaccine-eligible child
in accordance with the same requirements as apply under
the preceding subparagraphs to the provision and
administration of a qualified pediatric vaccine to such
a child.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by
inserting ``, including with respect to a COVID-19 vaccine
licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act''
before the period.
(c) CHIP.--
(1) In general.--Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following paragraph:
``(11) Coverage of covid-19 vaccines and treatment.--The
child health assistance provided to a targeted low-income child
shall include coverage of--
``(A) any COVID-19 vaccine licensed under section
351 of the Public Health Service Act and the
administration of such vaccine; and
``(B) any item or service furnished for the
treatment of COVID-19 or a condition that may
complicate the treatment of COVID-19.''.
(2) Prohibition of cost sharing.--Section 2103(e)(2) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(2)), as amended by
section 6004(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act, is amended--
(A) in the paragraph header, by inserting ``a
covid-19 vaccine, covid-19 treatment,'' before ``or
pregnancy-related assistance''; and
(B) by striking ``visits described in section
1916(a)(2)(G), or'' and inserting ``services described
in section 1916(a)(2)(G), vaccines described in section
1916(a)(2)(H), items or services described in section
1916(a)(2)(I), or''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1937 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396u-7) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ``, under
subclause (XXIII) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii),'' after
``section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by adding before the period the
following: ``, and, effective on the date of the enactment of
the Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act, must
comply with subparagraphs (F) through (I) of subsections (a)(2)
and (b)(2) of sections 1916 and 1916A''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with
respect to a COVID-19 vaccine beginning on the date that such vaccine
is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 262).
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