,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ajhb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ad1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 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 ,safeguarding ,medicaid ,act4 #b4 ,application of medicaid asset test to all applicants for1 and recipients of1 medical assistance in all ,states and territories 7a7 ,in general ,section #aidj of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking paragraph 7#d72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by striking on the basis of being aged1 blind1 or disabled4 7b7 ,rules ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,phase-in of implementation 7,a7 ,in general ,during the #a-year 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 a plan for an electronic integrated asset verification program that meets the requirements of section #aidj of the ,social ,security ,act 7as amended by subsection 7a774 7,b7 ,implementation before effective date ,nothing in this subsection or section #aidj of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw7 shall be construed as prohibiting a ,state from implementing an asset verification program that meets the requirements of such section 7as amended by subsection 7a77 in advance of the effective date specified under paragraph 7#a74 7,c7 ,delay of effective date ,if a ,state requests a delay of the effective date specified under paragraph 7#a7 on the basis of ongoing economic hardship limitations1 as determined by the chief executive officer of the ,state1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services may delay such effective date for up to #cfe days4 #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 follows3 7,c7 ,resources test requirement 7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in clause 7iii71 notwithstanding any other provision of this title1 in the case of an 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 amount as the ,state shall establish4 7iii7 ,no effect on continuous eligibility requirements for pregnant and postpartum women or children ,nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the application of paragraph 7#f71 7#ab71 or 7#af7 of this subsection 7relating to continuous eligibility for pregnant and postpartum women and children under the age of #ai74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #aijb7;e77#f7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7e77#f77 is amended by inserting or resources after income each place it appears4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,requiring ,,cms to track ,state asset verification of ,federal ,medicaid programs 7a7 ,tracking asset verification program savings ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services1 shall create a ,federal tracking system of the savings in ,federal expenditures on the ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 that are associated with the asset verification program requirement added under section #b7;a74 7b7 ,reports to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning with the first year that begins on or after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each ,state shall submit to the ,secretary1 as part of the triennial review required under the ,payment ,error ,rate ,measurement program of the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services1 a report1 that the ,secretary shall make publicly available1 on the activities of the ,state relating to eligibility determinations and renewals conducted during the year for which the report is submitted1 and which includes1 with respect to such year1 the following information3 7,a7 ,the number of eligibility renewals initiated1 and asset checks conducted1 beneficiaries renewed on a total and ex parte basis4 7,b7 ,the number of asset checks conducted out of the number of new applications initiated and the number of applicants determined eligible after such checks4 7,c7 ,such other information related to eligibility determinations and renewals during such month1 as identified by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,application to territories ,for purposes of applying the reporting requirements of paragraph 7#a7 to ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and ,american ,samoa1 the ,secretary shall promulgate regulations to modify such requirements so that they are similar to the reporting requirements that apply under such paragraph to the #ej ,states and the ,district of ,columbia but are reasonable given the circumstances of each such territory4 7c7 ,enforcement and corrective action 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may assess a ,state's compliance with all ,federal requirements applicable to eligibility determinations1 redeterminations1 and ,medicaid payment error rate measurement 7,,perm7 reporting requirements1 and1 if the ,secretary determines that a ,state did not comply with any such requirements during the #ahj-;day period preceding the assessment1 the ,secretary may require the ,state to submit and implement a corrective action plan in accordance with paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,corrective action plan ,a ,state that receives a written notice from the ,secretary that the ,secretary has determined that the ,state is not in compliance with a requirement described in paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 not later than #ij days after receiving such notice1 submit a corrective action plan to the ,secretary2 7,b7 not later than #ij days after the date on which such corrective action plan is submitted to the ,secretary1 receive approval or disapproval for the plan from the ,secretary2 and 7,c7 begin implementation of such corrective action plan not later than #ij days after such approval4