,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cice  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjai,mr4  
,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
to provide = ! cont9u+ requirem5t (     
,m$icaid cov]age ( nonem]g5cy           
transportation to m$ically necess>y     
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,pati5ts          
,transportation to ,c>e ,act4  #b4      
,cont9u+ requirem5t ( m$icaid cov]age ( 
nonem]g5cy transportation to m$ically   
necess>y s]vices  7a7 ,requirem5t       
,section #aijb7;a77#aj7 ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7a77#aj77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subp>agraph 7,a71 9 ! matt] prec$+      
clause 7i71 by /rik+ & 7#ba7 & ins]t+ 1 
7#ba71 & 7#cj72 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c77iv71 by /rik+ & 7#ag7 & ins]t+ 1   

7#ag71 & 7#cj74  7b7 ,description (     
,s]vices ,section #aije ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#bi71
 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 by          
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#cj7 z p>agraph    
7#ca7 & by /rik+ ! comma at ! end &     
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+   
aft] p>agraph 7#bi7 ! foll[+ new        
p>agraph3  7#cj7 subject to subsection  
7ff71 nonem]g5cy transportation to      
m$ically necess>y s]vices1 consi/5t ) ! 
requirem5t ( section #dca4ec ( title    
#db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9   
effect z ( ,june #a1 #bjai2 &  2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7ff7 ,nonem]g5cy           
transportation to m$ically necess>y     
s]vices  7#a7 ,limitation on ,f$]al     
f9ancial p>ticipation ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( ?is title1 to be eligible = 
f$]al f9ancial p>ticipation "u ?is title
 = exp5ses incurr$ z m$ical assi/ance or
 z an adm9i/rative exp5se = nonem]g5cy  
transportation to m$ically necess>y     

s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#cj71 
! ,/ate ,m$icaid ag5cy ( su* ,/ate mu/ h
 9 place a prior au?orization or        
utilization managem5t requirem5t = su*  
s]vices4  7#b7 ,prior au?orization def9$
 ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! t]m     
prior au?orization means a process ?r\gh
 :i* a reque/ = provisional affirmation 
( cov]age is submitt$ = review be=e !   
s]vice involv$ is furni%$ & be=e a claim
 is submitt$ = paym5t = su* s]vice4  4  
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all take effect on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply to  
transportation on or aft] su* date4