,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,ad]holt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1
 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4       
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mr4 
,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rog]s (       
,alabama1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 & ,mr4 ,byrne7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to all[ ,/ates to       
det]m9e if provid]s are qualifi$ "u     
,m$icaid ,/ate plans to p]=m s]vices4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m$icaid ,qualifi$ ,provid]s          
,cl>ification ,act4  #b4 ,all[+ ,/ates  
to det]m9e if provid]s are qualifi$ "u  
,m$icaid ,/ate plans to p]=m s]vices    
,section #aijb7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif7;a77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,= purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#bc71 a ,/ate may det]m9e  
:e!r or n a provid] or gr\p ( provid]s  
is qualifi$ to p]=m s]vices1 z describ$ 

9 p>agraph 7#bc71 includ+ by e/abli%+   
qualification crit]ia1 :i* may include--
  7#a7 crit]ia design$ to evaluate !    
ability ( ! provid] or gr\p to p]=m !   
ne$$ m$ical s]vices 9 a pr(essionally   
compet5t1 safe1 & legal mann]2 &  7#b7  
crit]ia design$ to evaluate any o!r     
qualification deem$ necess>y by ! ,/ate4
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