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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services.

Introduced: September 9, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 9, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 9, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicaid payments to States with approved State Medicaid plans for amounts expended for medical transportation services (other than emergency services) where the contractor has failed to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it has satisfactory arrangements to assure that: (1) any driver providing such services has undergone a criminal background check; and (2) any individual convicted of a felony involving violence or the use, distribution, or manufacture of alcohol or drugs is not an eligible provider.
What's happening now October 6, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 18, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 18, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 21, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2828: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2828/
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"H.R. 2828: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2828/.
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H.R. 2828, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2828/.
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