Sec. 4. Access to COVID–19 testing and treatment for all communities
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Section 1903(v)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence: For purposes of subparagraph (A), care and services described in such subparagraph include any in vitro diagnostic product described in section 1905(a)(3)(B) that is administered during any portion of the emergency period described in such section beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this sentence (and the administration of such product), any COVID–19 vaccine that is administered during any such portion (and the administration of such vaccine), any item or service that is furnished during any such portion for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19, and any services described in section 1916(a)(2)(G). .
Section 1903(v)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3) ) is amended by striking means a and inserting means any concern that the individual may have contracted COVID–19 or another. . For any period during which a coronavirus public health emergency is in effect— the value of assistance or services provided to any person under a program with respect to which a coronavirus response law establishes or expands eligibility or benefits shall not be considered income or resources; and any medical coverage or services shall be considered treatment for an emergency medical condition (as defined in section 1903(v)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3) )) for any purpose under any Federal, State, or local law, including law relating to taxation, welfare, and public assistance programs; a participating State or political subdivision of a State shall not decrease any assistance otherwise provided to an individual because of the receipt of benefits under the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and assistance and services described in this paragraph shall be considered noncash disaster assistance, notwithstanding the form in which the assistance and services are provided, except that cash received by an individual or a household may be treated as income by any public benefit program under the rules applicable before the date of the enactment of this Act.
No person shall be, on the basis of actual or perceived immigration status, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subject to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part by amounts made available under a coronavirus response law.
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