,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eagh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #h1 #bjbe,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 & ,mr4 ,m\lton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to enable ,/ate ,m$icaid programs to provide compreh5sive1 coord9at$ c>e ?r\gh a heal? home to individuals ) sickle cell disease4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sickle ,cell ,disease ,compreh5sive ,c>e ,act4 #b4 ,enabl+ ,/ate ,m$icaid programs to provide c>e ?r\gh heal? homes to individuals ) sickle cell disease ,section #aide ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw-#d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ 7&1 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 to eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7c77#e777 aft] *ronic conditions2 7#b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ & ea* eligible individual ) sickle cell disease aft] *ronic conditions2 & 7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 7#e7 ,special rule relat+ to sickle cell disease heal? homes 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y may approve a ,/ate plan am5dm5t "u ?is section t is design$ to provide heal? home s]vices prim>ily to eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z a sickle cell disease-focus$ ,/ate plan am5dm5t74 7,b7 ,requirem5t to provide d5tal & vision s]vices ,9 ! case ( a sickle cell disease-focus$ ,/ate plan am5dm5t approv$ by ! ,secret>y on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 a ,/ate %all ensure ! provision ( d5tal & vision s]vices to eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease :o are enroll$ 9 su* heal? home4 ,su* requirem5t %all apply irrespective ( exi/+ requirem5ts relat$ to comp>ability or :e!r or n ! ,/ate provides d5tal or vision s]vices to o!r ,m$icaid b5efici>ies4 7,c7 ,report requirem5ts 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate ) a sickle cell disease-focus$ ,/ate plan am5dm5t1 su* ,/ate %all1 n lat] ?an ! la/ day ( ! #h? fiscal ye> qu>t] t su* ,/ate plan am5dm5t is 9 effect1 submit to ! ,secret>y a report on ! foll[+1 ) respect to eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease provid$ heal? home s]vices "u su* ,/ate plan am5dm5t3 7,i7 ,! quality ( heal? c>e provid$ to su* individuals1 ) a focus on outcomes relevant to ! recov]y ( ea* su* individual4 7,,ii7 ,! access ( su* individuals to heal? c>e4 7,,iii7 ,! total exp5ditures ( su* individuals = heal? c>e4 7ii7 ,applicable measures ,= purposes ( ! report requir$ "u ?is subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all specify all applicable measures = det]m9+ quality ( heal? c>e provid$ to eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease1 access to heal? c>e by su* individuals1 & exp5ditures on heal? c>e by su* individuals4 7,d7 ,be/ practices ,n lat] ?an ,june #cj1 #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y %all make publicly available on ! website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e ,m$icaid ,s]vices be/ practices = design+ & implem5t+ a sickle cell disease-focus$ ,/ate plan am5dm5t1 bas$ on cl9ical practice guidel9es = sickle cell disease develop$ by m$ical specialty societies & 9 consultation ) sickle cell disease provid]s & pati5t advocacy organizations4 7,e7 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3 7i7 ,eligible individual ) sickle cell disease ,! t]m eligible individual ) sickle cell disease means1 ) respect to a ,/ate1 an individual :o satisfies all ( ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,! individual is eligible = m$ical assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan ( su* ,/ate or "u a waiv] ( su* plan4 7,,ii7 ,! individual has sickle cell disease4 7,,iii7 ,! individual may or may n h previ\sly receiv$ heal? home s]vices "u any o!r ,/ate plan am5dm5t approv$ = ! ,/ate "u ?is section by ! ,secret>y4 7ii7 ,sickle cell disease ,! t]m sickle cell disease means an inh]it$ blood disord] affect+ r$ blood cells t occurs :5 an individual has inh]it$ a sickle cell g5e f ea* p>5t1 z id5tifi$ by a newborn scre5+ or o!r g5etic te/4 2 & 7#c7 9 subsection 7h77#e71 by ins]t+ or a heal? home = eligible individuals ) sickle cell disease aft] *ronic conditions4