,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,b\/any 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1  
,mr4 ,g+rey ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,tib]i7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to p]mit ,/ates to r$uce
 ! am\nt ( home equity t is exempt$ =   
purposes ( det]m9+ eligibility =        
long-t]m c>e assi/ance "u ,m$icaid & to 
elim9ate ! ,/ate ,m$icaid ma9t5ance (   
ef=t requirem5t e/abli%$ "u ,public ,law
 #aaa-adh ) respect to eligibility /&>ds
 to obta9 ,m$icaid assi/ance = long-t]m 
c>e s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,m$icaid ,program       
,integrity ,act ( #bjac 4  #b4 ,/ate    
option to r$uce ,m$icaid home equity    
exemption am\nt  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#aiag7;f77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifp7f77#a77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by    
/rik+ #ejj1jjj1 an am\nt t exce$s su*   

am\nt1 b does n exce$ #gej1jjj & by     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #ejj1jjj-- 7i7 an     
am\nt t exce$s su* am\nt1 b does n exce$
 #gej1jjj2 or  7ii7 an am\nt t is less  
?an su* am\nt1 b is n less ?an #ej1jjj4 
2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7--  7,a7 by 
ins]t+ 7or beg9n+ 9 #bjad 9 ! case (    
subp>agraph 7,b77ii77 aft] beg9n+ )     
#bjaa2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 7or ne>e/ #ajj 
9 ! case ( subp>agraph 7,b77ii77 aft]   
ne>e/ #a1jjj4  7b7 ,effective date ,!   
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply to individuals :o are det]m9$     
eligible = m$ical assi/ance ) respect to
 nurs+ facility s]vices or o!r long-t]m 
c>e s]vices bas$ on an application fil$ 
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  #c4 ,elim9ation ( ,,aca ma9t5ance
 ( ef=t requirem5ts ) respect to        
,m$icaid eligibility = long-t]m c>e     
s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#aijb7;gg7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7gg77 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#e7 ,nonapplication 9 case (           

eligibility = m$ical assi/ance =        
long-t]m c>e s]vices ,! requirem5t "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to *anges 9  
/&>ds 7su* z c\nt+ ! value ( life e/ates
 z a res\rce1 c\nt+ ! value ( sav+s     
bonds 9 ! ye> ( _! pur*ase1 & n exclud+ 
! unpaid balance ( an annuity z a       
res\rce7 e/abli%$ = eligibility = m$ical
 assi/ance = long-t]m c>e s]vices       
describ$ 9 section #aiag7;c77#a77;,c7 s 
long z su* *anges w\ld h be5 p]mitt$ "u 
! law z 9 effect be=e ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ,public ,law #aaa-adh4  4    
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a7 %all apply to /&>ds =    
eligibility det]m9ations made on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4