,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjai,mr4
 ,de,saulnier 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>t] ( 
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide paym5t 
= pati5t navigator s]vices "u title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,pati5t ,navigation    
,assi/ance ,act4  #b4 ,m$icaid cov]age =
 pati5t navigator s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #aijb7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77 is     
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#hb71 by /rik+
 & at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#hc71 by 
/rik+ at ! end ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#hc7 !    
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#hd7 provide t ! 
,/ate %all reimburse an eligible entity 
7z def9$ 9 subsection 7nn77#a77 = any   
pati5t navigator s]vice 7z def9$ 9      
subsection 7nn77#c77 t is provid$--     
7,a7 to an individual :o is eligible =  

m$ical assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan2 &     
7,b7 by a pati5t navigator 7z def9$ 9   
subsection 7nn77#b77 ?r\gh ! eligible   
entity4  2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new subsection3  7nn7 ,pati5t    
navigator s]vices def9itions ,= purposes
 ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,eligible entity  
,! t]m eligible entity means an entity  
t-- 7,a7 is an eligible entity 7z def9$ 
9 subsection 7l77#a7 ( section #cdj;,a (
 ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act72 &  7,b7
 complies ) ! foll[+ requirem5ts ( su*  
section 7ins(> z !y apply to a grant    
recipi5t "u su* section73  7i7          
,subsection 7b7 7relat+ to pati5t       
navigator duties & community k74  7ii7  
,subsection 7c7 7relat+ to              
prohibitions74  7iii7 ,subsection 7e7   
7relat+ to applications74  7iv7         
,subsection 7j77#c7 7relat+ to reports74
  7#b7 ,pati5t navigator  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! t]m pati5t navigator has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #cdj;,a7l77#c7 ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7,b7      
,consultation ) advisory committee  7i7 

,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all consult ) !  
pati5t navigation advisory committee to 
! ext5t necess>y to fur!r cl>ify !      
def9ition ( ! t]m pati5t navigator =    
purposes ( ?is section1 includ+ e/abli%+
 requirem5ts to ensure adequate tra9+ = 
su* navigators1 su* z develop+ a tra9+  
curriculum & det]m9+ requir$            
qualifications & ma9t5ance (            
qualifications4  7ii7 ,memb]%ip ,!      
,secret>y %all conv5e a pati5t          
navigation advisory committee4 ,! memb]s
 ( su* committee %all include--  7,i7   
repres5tatives f relevant ,f$]al        
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 ! ,c5t]s =        
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ! ,heal?
 ,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 !  
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices1 !  
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1 & ! ,(fice (    
,rural ,heal? ,policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 &  7,,ii7     
physicians1 nurses1 /akehold] gr\ps1 &  
o!r individuals & repres5tatives (      
public & private organizations )        

exp]tise 9 pati5t navigation4  7#c7     
,pati5t navigator s]vices ,! t]m pati5t 
navigator s]vice means a s]vice t is a  
duty specifi$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#f7 ( subsection 7b7 ( section #cdj;,a 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act & t is  
provid$ by a pati5t navigator ?r\gh an  
eligible entity4  4  7b7 ,treatm5t z    
m$ical assi/ance = purposes ( ,,fmap    
,section #aije7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#bh71 by /rik+ 
& at ! end2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph
 7#bi7 z p>agraph 7#cj72 &  7#c7 by     
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#bh7 ! foll[+ new 
p>agraph3  7#bi7 pati5t navigator       
s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section              
#aijb7nn77#c77 t are provid$ 9 a mann] t
 meets ! requirem5ts ( section          
#aijb7;a77#hd72 &  4  7c7 ,effective    
date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph
 7#b71 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section   
%all apply to pati5t navigator s]vices  
provid$ aft] ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> 
ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act4  7#b7 ,exception = ,/ate         
legislation ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan "u 
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 
:i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices det]m9es requires ,/ate        
legislation 9 ord] = ! respective plan  
to meet any requirem5t impos$ by        
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 ! respective 
plan %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to comply 
) ! requirem5ts ( su* title solely on ! 
basis ( its failure to meet su* an      
additional requirem5t be=e ! fir/ day ( 
! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! close 
( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate       
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,= purposes ( !    
previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 ! session %all be consid]$ to be a     
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4