,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ceif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ba1 #bjac,ms4 ,de,gette introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act to provide medical assistance to uninsured newborns under the ,medicaid program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,start ,healthy ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,medicaid assistance for uninsured newborns 7a7 ,mandatory coverage of certain newborns ,section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or at the end of subclause 7,,viii72 7#b7 by adding or at the end of subclause 7,,ix72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,x7 who are qualified newborns 7as defined in subsection 7e77#af77;,a772 4 7b7 ,deemed eligibility for newborns ,section #aijb7;e7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7e77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#af7 ,deemed eligibility for qualified newborns 7,a7 ,qualified newborn defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term qualified newborn means a child who-- 7i7 is born in the ,united ,states on or after the date that is #f months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph2 7ii7 is under #a year of age2 7iii7 is not a child who is deemed eligible under paragraph 7#d72 and 7iv7 is not eligible for minimum essential coverage1 as defined in section #ejjj;,a7f77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 but applied without regard to coverage provided under subsection 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x74 7,b7 ,deemed eligibility ,subject to subparagraph 7,c71 a child that a ,state reasonably believes is a qualified newborn 7and thus eligible for medical assistance under subsection 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x77 on the date of such child's birth shall be deemed to have applied for medical assistance and to have been found eligible for such assistance under such plan on the date of such birth and to remain eligible for such assistance until such child is one year of age1 unless a ,state determines that a child is not eligible for such medical assistance through a redetermination under subparagraph 7,d74 7,c7 ,exception for other coverage 7i7 ,in general ,if1 during the period of eligibility under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,state determines that the child is enrolled in a type of coverage described in subparagraph 7,a77iv71 the ,state may terminate medical assistance for such child under subsection 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x74 7ii7 ,limitation ,a ,state that determines that a child is eligible for such coverage1 but not enrolled in such coverage1 may not terminate such medical assistance for such child until such child is enrolled in such coverage4 7,d7 ,redeterminations of eligibility 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii7 and subparagraph 7,c77ii71 the ,state shall redetermine a child's eligibility for medical assistance under subsection 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x7 not later than #ahj days after the date of the child's birth4 7ii7 ,limitation ,if an application is required for a redetermination under clause 7i71 and such application is not received by the ,state1 and the ,state reasonably believes that the child for which such application was required continues to be a qualified newborn1 the ,state may not discontinue such child's eligibility for medical assistance under subsection 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x7 on the basis of such missing application4 7iii7 ,reduced ,,fmap for failure to do timely determination ,the increased ,federal medical assistance percentage provided under the third sentence of section #aije7;b7 with respect to individuals eligible for medical assistance under section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,x7 shall not apply with respect to a child1 beginning #ahj days after the date of the child's birth1 for whom a determination is not made on a timely basis under clause 7i71 unless the limitation under clause 7ii7 applies to such child4 4 7c7 #ajj percent matching rate for temporary coverage of certain newborns 7#a7 ,in general ,the third sentence of section #aije7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 and1 subject to section #aijb7;e77#af77;,d77iii71 for medical assistance for individuals in one of the #ej ,states or the ,district of ,columbia eligible for such assistance under section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,x7 4 7#b7 ,application to territories ,section #aajh7;g77#d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;g77#d77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and 7#d7 and inserting and 7#e72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 ,payment for medical assistance for an individual eligible for assistance under section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,x7 shall not be taken into account in applying subsection 7f7 7as increased in accordance with paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#e7 of this subsection74 7d7 ,conforming amendment ,section #aijc7;f77#d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7f77#d77 is amended by inserting #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,x71 after #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,viii714 7e7 ,technical amendments ,section #aijb7;e7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7e77 is amended by redesignating the paragraph 7#ad7 relating to exclusion of compensation for participation in a clinical trial for testing of treatments for a rare disease or condition1 as added by section #c of the ,improving ,access to ,clinical ,trials ,act of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-bee71 as paragraph 7#ae74 ,such redesignation shall not be construed to affect the application of section #c7;e7 of the ,improving ,access to ,clinical ,trials ,act of #bjji to such paragraph4 7f7 ,delay in implementation permitted for ,state plan amendment ,in the case of a ,state plan for medical assistance under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services determines requires ,state legislation 7other than legislation appropriating funds7 in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section1 the ,state plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the ,state legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4