,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cefd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4  
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to require ,states to    
provide medical assistance for          
,,covid-#ai treatment services for      
individuals who are diagnosed with      
,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ensuring ,treatment for ,,covid
 ,act4  #b4 ,mandatory coverage of      
,,covid-#ai treatment  7a7 ,in general  
,section #aijb of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a71 as amended
 by section #fjjd of the ,families      
,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act1 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i7-- 
7,i7 in subclause 7,,viii71 by striking 
2 or and inserting a semicolon2 and     

7,,ii7 by inserting after subclause     
7,,ix7 the following new subclauses3    
7,x7 during any portion of the emergency
 period defined in paragraph 7#a77;,b7  
of section #aace7;g7 beginning on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 
subclause1 who are uninsured individuals
 7as defined in subsection 7ss772 or    
7,,xi7 who are uninsured individuals who
 reside in one of the #ej ,states or the
 ,district of ,columbia and have been   
diagnosed with ,,covid-#ai or the virus 
that causes ,,covid-#ai2  2 and  7ii7 in
 clause 7ii7-- 7,i7 in subclause        
7,,xxi71 by inserting or at the end2    
7,,ii7 in subclause 7,,xxii71 by        
striking or at the end2 and  7,,iii7 by 
striking subclause 7,,xxiii72 and  7,b7 
in the matter following subparagraph    
7,g7-- 7i7 by striking and 7,,xviii7 and
 inserting 7,,xviii72  7ii7 by striking 
and 7,,xviii7 and inserting 7,,xviii72  
7iii7 by striking who is eligible for   
medical assistance only because of      
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,xxiii7 and      

inserting who is eligible for medical   
assistance only because of subparagraph 
7,a77i77,x72 and  7iv7 by striking and  
any visit described in section          
#aiaf7;a77#b77;,g7 that is furnished    
during any such portion and inserting   
and any service described in section    
#aiaf7;a77#b77;,g7 that is furnished    
during any such portion1 and 7,,xix7 the
 medical assistance made available to an
 individual who is eligible for medical 
assistance only because of subclause    
7,,xi7 of subparagraph 7,a77i7 shall be 
limited to medical assistance for       
services that are related to treating   
,,covid-#ai1 and shall only be made     
available to such individual during the 
#a-year period following the date of    
such individual's enrollment under the  
,state plan or waiver 7or for such      
longer period as the ,state may elect if
 the individual continues to require    
treatment for ,,covid-#ai after the end 
of such #a-year period72 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7ss7-- 7,a7 in paragraph     

7#a71 by inserting subclauses 7,i7      
through 7,,ix7 of before subsection     
7a77#aj77;,a77i72 and  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#b71 by inserting 7unless such        
individual is only enrolled for medical 
assistance under this title under       
subclause 7,x7 of subsection            
7a77#aj77;,a77i77 after #aabh;,b7f774   
7b7 ,coverage of ,,covid-#ai treatment  
as a mandatory service ,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
 and 7,e7 items and services furnished  
for the treatment of ,,covid-#ai24  7c7 
,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 #acifo71  
as amended by section #fjjd7;a77#b77;,a7
 of the ,families ,first ,coronavirus   
,response ,act1 are each amended-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking or at 

the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting 1 or2 and  
7,c7 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-#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;,b771 as   
amended by section #fjjd7;a77#b77;,b7 of
 the ,families ,first ,coronavirus      
,response ,act1 is amended-- 7,a7 in    
clause 7xi71 by striking any visit and  
inserting any service2 and  7,b7 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-#ai4  4  7#c7      

,clarification ,the amendments made 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  7d7 ,receipt and          
processing of applications at certain   
locations ,section #aijb7;a77#ee7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acif;a7a77#ee771 as amended by section 
#fjjd of the ,families ,first           
,coronavirus ,response ,act1 is amended 
by striking or                          
7a77#aj77;,a77ii77,,xxiii7 and inserting
 7a77#aj77;,a77i77,x71 or               
7a77#aj77;,a77i77,,xi74  7e7 ,federal   
medical assistance percentage  7#a7 ,in 
general ,section #aije of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7  
is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b71 by 
striking and 7ff7 and inserting 7ff71   
and 7gg72 and  7,b7 by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7gg7    
,enhanced ,,fmap for medical assistance 
for ,,covid-#ai treatment               
,notwithstanding subsection 7b71 the    

,federal medical assistance percentage  
for a ,state that is one of the #ej     
,states or the ,district of ,columbia1  
with respect to amounts expended by such
 ,state for medical assistance for      
individuals who are only eligible for   
such assistance because of section      
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,xi7 shall be   
equal to #ajj percent4  4  7#b7         
,conforming amendment ,section #aije7;b7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b771 as amended by    
#fjjd7;a77#c77;,d7 of the ,families     
,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act1 is  
amended by striking section             
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii77,,xxiii7 and    
inserting section                       
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,x74  7f7        
,enhanced provider payments for services
 to treat ,,covid-#ai ,section          
#aijb7;a77#ac7 of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#ac77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71  

by striking the semicolon at the end and
 inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at
 the end the following new subparagraph3
  7,d7 payment for services to treat    
,,covid-#ai at a rate not less than #abe
 percent of the payment rate that would 
apply to such services if they were     
provided under title ,,xviii2  4  7g7   
,nonapplication of certain requirements 
,with respect to medical assistance that
 is available under a ,state plan under 
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 or a 
waiver of such a plan pursuant to       
subclause 7,x7 or 7,,xi7 of section     
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of such ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77--   
7#a7 subsections 7a77#a7 and 7d7 of     
section #aacg of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#g7 shall not apply to
 individuals seeking medical assistance 
under either such subclause2  7#b7      
notwithstanding the last sentence of    
section #aijb7;a7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77 or any other      

provision of law1 payment may be made to
 the ,state for expenditures for medical
 assistance furnished to an individual  
who is enrolled for medical assistance  
pursuant to either such subclause       
without regard to whether such          
individual is lawfully residing in the  
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 the          
limitations on payment imposed by       
subsection 7f7 of section #aijc of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7 shall not  
apply with respect amounts expended by  
the ,state for medical assistance       
furnished to an individual who is       
enrolled under either such subclause4   
7h7 ,state requirement ,to streamline   
applications ,during any portion of the 
emergency period defined in paragraph   
7#a77;,b7 of section #aace7;g7 of the   
,social ,security ,act beginning on or  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 each ,state shall permit an       
individual who is enrolled for medical  
assistance under the ,state plan under  
title ,,xix of such ,act1 or a waiver of

 such plan1 under subclause 7,x7 of     
section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of such  
,act to enroll for medical assistance   
under subclause 7,,xi7 of such section  
without requiring a new application from
 the individual4 ,nothing in the        
preceding sentence shall be construed as
 requiring that an individual first be  
enrolled under subclause of 7,x7 of     
section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of the   
,social ,security ,act in order to      
enroll under subclause 7,,xi7 of such   
section4