,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,mrs4 ,blackburn 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 remove certain
 age restrictions on ,medicaid          
eligibility for working adults with     
disabilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring      
,access to ,medicaid ,buy-in ,programs  
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,removing certain   
age restrictions on ,medicaid           
eligibility for working adults with     
disabilities  7a7 ,modification of      
optional buy-,in groups  7#a7 ,in       
general ,section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77ii77 is  
amended--  7,a7 in subclause 7,,xv7--   
7i7 by striking 1 but less than #fe12   
and  7ii7 by inserting 1 including at   
least the group described in section    

#aije7;a77xviii7 before the semicolon at
 the end2 and  7,b7 in subclause        
7,,xvi71 by inserting including at least
 the group described in section         
#aije7;a77xii71 after the ,state may    
establish14  7#b7  ,individuals         
described  ,section #aije7;a7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in clause 
7xvi71 by striking or at the end2  7,b7 
in clause 7xvii71 by adding or after the
 comma at the end2 and  7,c7 by adding  
after clause 7xvii7 the following new   
clause3  7xviii7 individuals who1 but   
for earnings in excess of the limit     
established under subsection            
7q77#b77;,b71 would be considered to be 
receiving supplemental security income1 
and who are at least #af years of age1  
4  7#c7  ,definition modification       
,section #aije7v77#a77;,a7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7v77#a77;,a77 is amended by      
striking 1 but less than #fe14  7b7     
,application to certain ,states ,a      

,state that1 as of the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 provides for making      
medical assistance available to         
individuals described in subclause      
7,,xv7 or 7,,xvi7 of section            
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77ii7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77ii77 shall not be  
regarded as failing to comply with the  
requirements of the amendments made by  
subsection 7a7 before ,january #a1      
#bjbh4