Sec. 2. Coverage at no cost sharing of COVID–19 vaccine and treatment

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Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4) ) is amended— by striking and

(D)and inserting

(D); and by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ;

(E)a COVID–19 vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and the administration of such vaccine; and

(F)items and services furnished for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19; . Subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 1916 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o ) are each amended— in subparagraph (F), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and and inserting , or ; and by adding at the end the following subparagraphs: a COVID–19 vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and the administration of such vaccine, or any item or service furnished for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19; and . Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— in clause (xi), by striking any visit and inserting any service ; and by adding at the end the following clauses: A COVID–19 vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and the administration of such vaccine. An item or service furnished for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19. . The amendments made in this subsection shall apply with respect to a State plan of a territory in the same manner as a State plan of one of the 50 States. Section 1928 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396s ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following subparagraph: each vaccine-eligible child (as defined in subsection (b)) is entitled to receive a COVID–19 vaccine from a program-registered provider (as defined in subsection (h)(8)) without charge for— the cost of such vaccine; or the administration of such vaccine. ; in subsection (c)(2)— in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting , but may not impose a fee for the administration of a COVID–19 vaccine before the period; and by adding at the end the following subparagraph: The provider will provide and administer an approved COVID–19 vaccine to a vaccine-eligible child in accordance with the same requirements as apply under the preceding subparagraphs to the provision and administration of a qualified pediatric vaccine to such a child. ; and in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by inserting , including with respect to a COVID–19 vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act before the period. Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: The child health assistance provided to a targeted low-income child shall include coverage of— any COVID–19 vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and the administration of such vaccine; and any item or service furnished for the treatment of COVID–19 or a condition that may complicate the treatment of COVID–19. . Section 2103(e)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(2) ), as amended by section 6004(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, is amended— in the paragraph header, by inserting before a COVID–19 vaccine, COVID–19 treatment, ; and or pregnancy-related assistance by striking visits described in section 1916(a)(2)(G), or and inserting services described in section 1916(a)(2)(G), vaccines described in section 1916(a)(2)(H), items or services described in section 1916(a)(2)(I), or . Section 1937 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396u–7 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting , under subclause (XXIII) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii), after section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) ; and in subsection (b)(5), by adding before the period the following: , and, effective on the date of the enactment of the Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act, must comply with subparagraphs

(F)through

(I)of subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of sections 1916 and 1916A . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to a COVID–19 vaccine beginning on the date that such vaccine is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ).

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