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HR 3480 106th Congress House

Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to expand enrollment of children under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance program (SCHIP)… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to expand enrollment of children under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) through the expanded use of presumptive eligibility.

Introduced: November 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 3, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Nov 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Nov 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 3, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for additional entities qualified to determine Medicaid presumptive eligibility for low-income children.

Amends SSA title XIX (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) to allow a State to elect to apply under CHIP the Medicaid requirements for entities qualified to determine presumptive eligibility.

Waives the State matching requirement for outreach services if the State elects to use presumptive eligibility for both Medicaid and CHIP. Provides for the treatment of enrollment incentives.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3480: Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3480/
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"H.R. 3480: Medicaid and SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility Expansion Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3480/.
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