,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ejf #aahth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hjhi
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fjh ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#ai1 #bjbd,mr4 ,mike ,garcia of         
,california 7for himself and ,mr4       
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,july #bc1       
#bjbd,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,april #ai1 #bjbd 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the 
,social ,security ,act to require       
certain additional provider screening   
under the ,medicaid program4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,medicare and ,medicaid ,fraud          
,prevention ,act of #bjbd4  #b4         
,medicaid provider screening            

requirements ,section #aijb7kk77#a7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7kk77#a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 by striking ,the ,state and        
inserting3  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,state
  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the  
following new subparagraph3  7,b7       
,additional provider screening          
,beginning ,january #a1 #bjbg1 as part  
of the enrollment 7or reenrollment or   
revalidation of enrollment7 of a        
provider or supplier under this title1  
and not less frequently than quarterly  
during the period that such provider or 
supplier is so enrolled1 the ,state     
conducts a check of the ,death ,master  
,file 7as such term is defined in       
section #bjc7;d7 of the ,bipartisan     
,budget ,act of #bjac7 to determine     
whether such provider or supplier is    
deceased4  4  ,july #bc1 #bjbd,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed