,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
to require #ab-mon? cont9u\s cov]age =  
*ildr5 "u ,m$icaid4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+       
,cont9u\s ,m$icaid ,cov]age = ,*ildr5   
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,requirem5t (        
#ab-mon? cont9u\s cov]age = *ildr5 "u   
,m$icaid  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aijb ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acif;a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (       
p>agraph 7#gd72  7,b7 by /rik+ & at !   
end ( p>agraph 7#hb72  7,c7 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph 7#hc7 & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#hc7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#hd7 meet
 ! requirem5t ( subsection 7e77#ab74  2 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7e77#ab71 by /rik+ 
,at ! option ( a ,/ate1 ! plan may &    

ins]t+ ,! ,/ate plan "u ?is title %all4 
7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 !   
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjac1 & %all
 apply to individuals :o 7 det]m9$      
eligible = m$ical assi/ance be=e1 on1 or
 aft] su* date4  7#b7 ,special rule =   
,/ate legislation ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate   
plan = m$ical assi/ance "u title ,,xix (
 ! ,social ,security ,act :i* !         
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
det]m9es requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r
 ?an legislation appropriat+ funds7 9   
ord] = ! plan to meet ! additional      
requirem5t impos$ by ! am5dm5t made by  
?is section1 ! ,/ate plan %all n be     
reg>d$ z fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts
 ( su* title solely on ! basis ( its    
failure to meet t additional requirem5t 
be=e ! lat] ( ! foll[+ dates3  7,a7 ,!  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+   
aft] ! close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( !
 ,/ate legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,octob]   

#a1 #bjac4  ,= purposes ( subp>agraph   
7,a71 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has a #b-ye> 
legislative session1 ea* ye> ( su*      
session %all be deem$ to be a sep>ate   
regul> session ( ! ,/ate legislature4