,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,aderholt 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4            
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4        
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,brooks of 
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1     
,mrs4 ,roby1 and ,mr4 ,byrne7 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  
allow ,states to determine if providers 
are qualified under ,medicaid ,state    
plans to perform services4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,medicaid ,qualified ,providers         
,clarification ,act4  #b4 ,allowing     
,states to determine if providers are   
qualified under ,medicaid ,state plans  
to perform services ,section #aijb7;a7  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  ,for  

purposes of paragraph 7#bc71 a ,state   
may determine whether or not a provider 
or group of providers is qualified to   
perform services1 as described in       
paragraph 7#bc71 including by           
establishing qualification criteria1    
which may include--  7#a7 criteria      
designed to evaluate the ability of the 
provider or group to perform the needed 
medical services in a professionally    
competent1 safe1 and legal manner2 and  
7#b7 criteria designed to evaluate any  
other qualification deemed necessary by 
the ,state4  4