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 Ill STAT. 520 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 42 USC 1396v. 42 USC 1396U-3. to exceed 19 years of age) and who is determined to be eligible for benefits under a State plan approved under this title under subsection (a)(10)(A) shall remain eligible for those benefits until the earlier of— "(A) the end of a period (not to exceed 12 months) following the determination; or "(B) the time that the individual exceeds that age.". (b) CLARIFICATION OF STATE OPTION TO COVER ALL CHILDREN UNDER 19 YEARS OF AGE.— Section 1902(1)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(l)(D)) is amended by inserting "(or, at the option of a State, after any earlier date)" after "children born after September 30, 1983". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to medical assistance for items and services furnished on or after October 1, 1997. SEC. 4732. PAYMENT OF PART B PREMIUMS. (a) ELIGIBILITY.— Section 1902(a)(10)(E) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(E)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of clause (ii); and (2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) subject to sections 1933 and 1905(p)(4), for making medical assistance available (but only for premiums pay- able with respect to months during the period beginning with Janusiry 1998, and ending with December 2002)— "(I) for medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) for individuals who would be qualified medicare beneficiaries described in section 1905(p)(l) but for the fact that their income exceeds the income level established by the State under section 1905(p)(2) and is at least 120 percent, but less than 135 percent, of the official poverty line (referred to in such section) for a family of the size involved and who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the State plan, and "(II) for the portion of medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii) that is attributable to the operation of the amendments made by (and subsection (e)(3) of) section 4611 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 for individuals who would be described in subclause (I) if '135 percent' and '175 percent' were substituted for '120 percent' and '135 percent' respectively; and". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Section 1905(b) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by striking 'The term" and inserting "Subject to section 1933(d), the term". (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF COVERAGE.— Title XIX (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), as amended by section 4701(a), is amended by redesignating section 1933 as section 1934 and by inserting after section 1932 the following new section: "STATE COVERAGE OF MEDICARE COST-SHARING FOR ADDITIONAL LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES "SEC. 1933. (a) IN GENERAL.— A State plan under this title shall provide, under section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iv) and subject to the succeeding provisions of this section and through a plan amendment, for medical assistance for payment of the cost of medicare

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