,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai,mr4 ,inhofe introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to apply the ,medicaid asset
 verification program to all applicants 
for1 and recipients of1 medical         
assistance in all ,states and           
territories1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,medicaid ,accountability ,act4 
#b4 ,application of ,medicaid asset test
 to all applicants for1 and recipients  
of1 medical assistance in all ,states   
and territories  7a7 ,application to all
 applicants and recipients ,section     
#aidj7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifw7b77#a77;,a77 is amended by       
striking on the basis of being aged1    
blind1 or disabled4  7b7 ,application to
 the territories ,section #aidj7;a7 of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw7a77 is  

amended by striking paragraph 7#d74  7c7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by
 subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall take     
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7d7 ,phase-,in implementation    
7#a7 ,in general ,during the #ahj day   
period that begins on the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
require ,states to submit and implement 
an asset verification program under     
section #aidj of the ,social ,security  
,act 7as amended by subsections 7a7 and 
7b77 in such manner as is designed to   
result in the application of such       
programs1 in the aggregate for all      
,states1 to enrollment of approximately1
 but not less than1 the following       
percentage of enrollees1 in the         
aggregate for all ,states1 by the end of
 the fiscal year involved3  7,a7 #ab4e  
percent by the end of fiscal year #bjbj4
  7,b7 #be percent by the end of fiscal 
year #bjba4  7,c7 #ej percent by the end
 of fiscal year #bjbb4  7,d7 #ge percent

 by the end of fiscal year #bjbc4  7,e7 
#ajj percent by the end of fiscal year  
#bjbd4  7#b7 ,consideration ,in         
selecting ,states under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services shall consult with the ,states
 involved and take into account the     
feasibility of implementing asset       
verification programs in each such      
,state4  7#c7 ,construction ,nothing in 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be construed as    
preventing a ,state from requesting1 and
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services from approving1 the           
implementation of an asset verification 
program in advance of the deadline      
otherwise established under such        
paragraph4  #c4 ,medicaid resources     
eligibility requirement  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #aijb7;e77#ad77;,c7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;a7e77#ad77;,c77 is amended to read
 as follows--  7,c7 ,resources test     
requirement  7i7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

this title1 in the case of any          
individual with respect to whom a       
determination of income eligibility for 
medical assistance under the ,state plan
 or under any waiver of such plan is    
required1 the ,state shall also apply a 
resources eligibility test that meets   
the requirement of clause 7ii74  7ii7   
,requirement ,a ,state resources        
eligibility test meets the requirement  
of this clause if the test precludes    
eligibility for any individual whose    
resources 7as determined under section  
#afac for purposes of the supplemental  
security income program7 exceed the     
maximum amount of resources that an     
individual may have and obtain benefits 
under that program1 or such lower amount
 of resources as the ,state shall       
establish4  4  7b7 ,effective date  7#a7
 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71
 the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbj4
  7#b7 ,rule for changes requiring      
,state legislation ,in the case of a    

,state plan under title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq47 which the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services determines 
requires ,state legislation 7other than 
legislation appropriating funds7 in     
order for the plan to meet the          
additional requirement imposed by the   
amendment made by subsection 7a71 the   
,state plan shall not be regarded as    
failing to comply with the requirements 
of such title solely on the basis of its
 failure to meet this 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 date of the enactment of this 
,act4 ,for purposes of the previous     
sentence1 in the case of a ,state that  
has a #b-year legislative session1 each 
year of such session shall be deemed to 
be a separate regular session of the    
,state legislature4