Sec. 6008. Temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP
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Subject to subsection (b), for each calendar quarter occurring during the period beginning on the first day of the emergency period defined in paragraph (1)(B) of section 1135(g) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g) ) and ending on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the last day of such emergency period occurs, the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for each State, including the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) shall be increased by 6.2 percentage points.
A State described in subsection
(a)may not receive the increase described in such subsection in the Federal medical assistance percentage for such State, with respect to a quarter, if— eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under the State plan of such State under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (including any waiver under such title or section 1115 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 )) are more restrictive during such quarter than the eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures, respectively, under such plan (or waiver) as in effect on January 1, 2020; the amount of any premium imposed by the State pursuant to section 1916 or 1916A of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o , 1396o–1) during such quarter, with respect to an individual enrolled under such plan (or waiver), exceeds the amount of such premium as of January 1, 2020; the State fails to provide that an individual who is enrolled for benefits under such plan (or waiver) as of the date of enactment of this section or enrolls for benefits under such plan (or waiver) during the period beginning on such date of enactment and ending the last day of the month in which the emergency period described in subsection
(a)ends shall be treated as eligible for such benefits through the end of the month in which such emergency period ends unless the individual requests a voluntary termination of eligibility or the individual ceases to be a resident of the State; or the State does not provide coverage under such plan (or waiver), without the imposition of cost sharing, during such quarter for any testing services and treatments for COVID–19, including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies. Section 1905(cc) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(cc) ) is amended by striking the period at the end of the subsection and inserting and . section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, except that in applying such treatments to the increases in the Federal medical assistance percentage under section 6008 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the reference to December 31, 2009 shall be deemed to be a reference to March 11, 2020 .
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- 42 USC 1320b–5(g)
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Sec. 6008
Temporary increase of Medicaid FMAP
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