,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #egj #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgj ,report ,no4 #aad-gcd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #c1 #bjae ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,mr4 ,pallone7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,september #i1 #bjaf ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,hardy1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 and ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey ,september #i1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #c1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act to extend the ,medicaid rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for ,medicaid beneficiaries to trusts established by those beneficiaries1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,special ,needs ,trust ,fairness and ,medicaid ,improvement ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents of this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,fairness in ,medicaid supplemental needs trusts4 ,sec4 #c4 ,medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for mothers of newborns4 ,sec4 #d4 ,eliminating ,federal financial participation with respect to expenditures under ,medicaid for agents used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth4 ,sec4 #e4 ,medicaid ,improvement ,fund4 #b4 ,fairness in ,medicaid supplemental needs trusts 7a7 ,in general ,section #aiag7;d77#d77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifp7d77#d77;,a77 is amended by inserting the individual1 after for the benefit of such individual by4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services for mothers of newborns 7a7 ,in general ,section #aije7;bb7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7bb77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,a woman shall continue to be treated as described in this subsection as a pregnant woman through the end of the #a-year period beginning on the date of the birth of a child of the woman4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,subsections 7a77#b77;,b7 and 7b77#b77;,b7 of section #aiaf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifo7 are each amended by inserting 7and women described in section #aije7;bb7 as pregnant women pursuant to paragraph 7#d7 of such section7 after tobacco cessation by pregnant women4 7#b7 ,section #aibg7;d77#b77;,f7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr-#h7;d77#b77;,f77 is amended by inserting 7and women described in section #aije7;bb7 as pregnant women pursuant to paragraph 7#d7 of such section7 after pregnant women4 7c7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,exception for state legislation ,in the case of a ,state plan under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act1 which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services determines requires ,state legislation in order for the plan to meet any requirement imposed by amendments made by this section1 the plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet such an additional requirement 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 effective date specified in paragraph 7#a74 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4 7d7 ,report ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services shall submit to ,congress a report that assesses the use of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the ,medicaid program4 ,such report shall include an assessment of-- 7#a7 the extent that ,states are encouraging the use of such benefit1 such as through promotion of beneficiary and provider awareness of such benefit2 and 7#b7 gaps in the delivery of such benefit4 #d4 ,eliminating ,federal financial participation with respect to expenditures under ,medicaid for agents used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth 7a7 ,in general ,section #aijc7;i77#ba7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7i77#ba77 is amended by inserting section #aibg7;d77#b77;,c7 7relating to drugs when used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth71 except where medically necessary1 and after drugs described in4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,medicaid ,improvement ,fund ,section #aida7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw-#a7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking under paragraph 7#a7 and inserting under this subsection2 and 7,b7 by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,additional funding ,in addition to any funds otherwise made available to the ,fund1 there shall be available to the ,fund1 for expenditures from the ,fund-- 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended2 and 7,b7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #ad1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 4 ,september #i1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed