,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #feaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 ,pappas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend titles ,,xix and ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act to require coverage under the ,medicaid program and ,children's ,health ,insurance ,program for vaccines and treatment for ,,covid-#ai without the imposition of cost sharing requirements1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,vaccination and ,treatment ,affordability ,act4 #b4 ,coverage at no cost sharing of ,,covid-#ai vaccine and treatment 7a7 ,medicaid 7#a7 ,in general ,section #aije7;a77#d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77#d77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and 7,d7 and inserting 7,d72 and 7,b7 by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 2 7,e7 a ,,covid-#ai vaccine licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act and the administration of such vaccine2 and 7,f7 items and services furnished for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai or a condition that may complicate the treatment of ,,covid-#ai24 7#b7 ,prohibition of cost sharing 7,a7 ,in general ,subsections 7a77#b7 and 7b77#b7 of section #aiaf of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifo7 are each amended-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking or at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking 2 and and inserting 1 or2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following subparagraphs3 7,h7 a ,,covid-#ai vaccine licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act and the administration of such vaccine1 or 7,i7 any item or service furnished for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai or a condition that may complicate the treatment of ,,covid-#ai2 and 4 7,b7 ,application to alternative cost sharing ,section #aiaf;,a7b77#c77;,b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifo-#a7;b77#c77;,b77 is amended-- 7i7 in clause 7xi71 by striking any visit and inserting any service2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following clauses3 7xii7 ,a ,,covid-#ai vaccine licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act and the administration of such vaccine4 7xiii7 ,an item or service furnished for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai or a condition that may complicate the treatment of ,,covid-#ai4 4 7,c7 ,clarification ,the amendments made in this subsection shall apply with respect to a ,state plan of a territory in the same manner as a ,state plan of one of the #ej ,states4 7b7 ,state pediatric vaccine distribution program ,section #aibh of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifs7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following subparagraph3 7,c7 each vaccine-eligible child 7as defined in subsection 7b77 is entitled to receive a ,,covid-#ai vaccine from a program-registered provider 7as defined in subsection 7h77#h77 without charge for-- 7i7 the cost of such vaccine2 or 7ii7 the administration of such vaccine4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c77ii71 by inserting 1 but may not impose a fee for the administration of a ,,covid-#ai vaccine before the period2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following subparagraph3 7,d7 ,the provider will provide and administer an approved ,,covid-#ai vaccine to a vaccine-eligible child in accordance with the same requirements as apply under the preceding subparagraphs to the provision and administration of a qualified pediatric vaccine to such a child4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#a71 in the first sentence1 by inserting 1 including with respect to a ,,covid-#ai vaccine licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act before the period4 7c7 ,,chip 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bajc7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7c77 is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph3 7#aa7 ,coverage of ,,covid-#ai vaccines and treatment ,the child health assistance provided to a targeted low-income child shall include coverage of-- 7,a7 any ,,covid-#ai vaccine licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act and the administration of such vaccine2 and 7,b7 any item or service furnished for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai or a condition that may complicate the treatment of ,,covid-#ai4 4 7#b7 ,prohibition of cost sharing ,section #bajc7;e77#b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;cc7e77#b771 as amended by section #fjjd7;b77#c7 of the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act1 is amended-- 7,a7 in the paragraph header1 by inserting a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1 ,,covid-#ai treatment1 before or pregnancy-related assistance2 and 7,b7 by striking visits described in section #aiaf7;a77#b77;,g71 or and inserting services described in section #aiaf7;a77#b77;,g71 vaccines described in section #aiaf7;a77#b77;,h71 items or services described in section #aiaf7;a77#b77;,i71 or4 7d7 ,conforming amendments ,section #aicg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifu-#g7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 by inserting 1 under subclause 7,,xxiii7 of section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii71 after section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#e71 by adding before the period the following3 1 and1 effective on the date of the enactment of the ,ensuring ,vaccination and ,treatment ,affordability ,act1 must comply with subparagraphs 7,f7 through 7,i7 of subsections 7a77#b7 and 7b77#b7 of sections #aiaf and #aiaf;,a4 7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this ,act and shall apply with respect to a ,,covid-#ai vaccine beginning on the date that such vaccine is licensed under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74