[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1875 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1875

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain 
       additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2025

    Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Morelle, and Ms. Malliotakis) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain 
       additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.

    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 ``Medicaid Provider Screening 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID PROVIDER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(kk)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The State'' and inserting:
                    ``(A) In general.--The State''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Additional provider screening.--Beginning 
                January 1, 2028, as part of the enrollment (or 
                reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a 
                provider or supplier under this title, and not less 
                frequently than monthly during the period that such 
                provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts 
                a check of any database or similar system developed 
                pursuant to section 6401(b)(2) of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act to determine whether 
                the Secretary has terminated the participation of such 
                provider or supplier under title XVIII, or whether any 
                other State has terminated the participation of such 
                provider or supplier under such other State's State 
                plan under this title (or waiver of the plan), or such 
                other State's State child health plan under title XXI 
                (or waiver of the plan).''.
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