To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include medical assistance furnished through an urban Indian health program operated by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in the 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to the Indian Health Service.

November 30, 2001

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include medical assistance furnished through an urban Indian health program operated by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act in the 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to the Indian Health Service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Urban Indian Health Medicaid Amendments Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FURNISHED THROUGH AN URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM IN 100 PERCENT FMAP.

(a) IN GENERAL- The third sentence of section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended--

(1) by inserting `or program' after `facility';

(2) by striking `or by' and inserting `, by'; and

(3) by inserting `, or by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act' before the period.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on October 1, 2002.

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