,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bg1 #bjba,mr4 
,bergman 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,axne7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act to increase provider and supplier  
oversight under ,state ,medicaid plans1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,patients from ,medicaid    
,fraud ,act4  #b4 ,increased provider   
and supplier oversight under ,state     
,medicaid plans ,section #aijb7kk7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aicf;a7kk77 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end
 the following new sentence3 ,in the    
case of a ,state which has not          
participated in an optional consultation
 with the ,secretary with respect to the
 screening requirements under such      
section #ahff7;j77#b7 as of the date of 

the enactment of this sentence1 the     
,secretary shall notify each such ,state
 and such a ,state be required to       
consult with the ,secretary with respect
 to such requirements for providers and 
suppliers under the ,state plan42  7#b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end 
the following new sentence3 ,in the case
 of a ,state which has not participated 
in an optional consultation with the    
,secretary with respect to the oversight
 requirements under such section        
#ahff7;j77#c7 as of the date of the     
enactment of this sentence1 the         
,secretary shall notify each such ,state
 and such a ,state be required to       
consult with the ,secretary with respect
 to such requirements for providers and 
suppliers under the ,state plan42 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#aj7 ,ensuring         
compliance with screening and oversight 
requirements for providers and suppliers
 ,in the case of any ,state which is not
 in compliance with the requirements    

under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of       
section #ahff7;j77#b7 with respect to   
providers and suppliers under the ,state
 plan1 for the purpose of monitoring the
 progress of such a ,state in attaining 
compliance with such requirements1 such 
,state shall1 on an annual basis1 submit
 to the ,secretary information the      
,secretary determines appropriate4  4