,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,welch7 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 clarify the authority 
of ,state ,medicaid fraud and abuse     
control units to investigate and        
prosecute cases of ,medicaid patient    
abuse and neglect in any setting1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicaid
 ,patient ,abuse ,prevention ,act4  #b4 
,clarifying authority of ,state         
,medicaid fraud and abuse control units 
to investigate and prosecute cases of   
,medicaid patient abuse and neglect in  
any setting  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#aijc7q77#d77;,a77ii7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;b7q77#d77;,a77ii77 is amended by  
inserting after patients residing in    

board and care facilities the following3
 and of patients 7who are receiving     
medical assistance under the ,state plan
 under this title7 in a noninstitutional
 or other setting4  7b7 ,availability of
 funding ,section #aijc7;a77#f7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;b7a77#f77 is amended1 in the      
matter following subparagraph 7,b71 by  
striking 7as found necessary by the     
,secretary for the elimination of fraud 
in the provision and administration of  
medical assistance provided under the   
,state plan74