HR 4047
111th Congress
House
Health
Disaster relief and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance
To use historical averages to calculate the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for disaster affected States for purposes of the Medicaid Program.
Introduced: November 6, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), with respect to a state in the calculation for it of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), to substitute the state's average historical per capita income for a year in any instance for which the Secretary would use the state's per capita income for such year if: (1) in such year the state's per capita income exceeds the average historical per capita income by at least 8%; and (2) during such year or any of the two previous years a major disaster was declared in the state by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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