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 Ill STAT. 552 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 42 USC 1395b-6 note. (c) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS.— The Medicare Pajntnent Advisory Commission shall include in its annual report under section 1805(b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act recommendations on the methodology and level of payments made to PACE providers under sections 1894(d) and 1934(d) of such Act and on the treatment of private, for-profit entities as PACE providers. Subtitle J—State Children's Health Insurance Program CHAPTER l—STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM SEC. 4901. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new title: ' TITLE XXI—STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM 42 USC 1397aa. "SEC. 2101. PURPOSE; STATE CHILD HEALTH PLANS. "(a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this title is to provide funds to States to enable them to initiate and expand the provision of child hesdth assistance to uninsured, low-income children in an effective and efficient manner that is coordinated with other sources of health benefits coverage for children. Such assistance shall be provided primarily for obtaining health benefits coverage through— "(1) obtaining coverage that meets the requirements of section 2103, or "(2) providing benefits under the State's medicaid plsui under title XIX, or a combination of both. "(b) STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN REQUIRED.^A State is not eligible for payment under section 2105 unless the State has submitted to the Secretary under section 2106 a plan that— "(1) sets forth how the State intends to use the funds provided under this title to provide child health assistance to needy children consistent with the provisions of this title, and "(2) has been approved under section 2106. "(c) STATE ENTITLEMENT.— This title constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the payment to States of amounts provided under section 2104. "(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— No State is eligible for payments under section 2105 for child health assistance for coverage provided for periods beginning before October 1, 1997. 42 USC 1397bb. "SEC. 2102. GENERAL CONTENTS OF STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN; ELIGIBHJTY; OUTREACH. "(a) GENERAL BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION. — ^A State child health plan shall include a description, consistent with the requirements of this title, of—

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