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 114 STAT. 1382 PUBLIC LAW 106-354—OCT. 24, 2000 (3) LIMITATION ON BENEFITS.—Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended in the matter following subparagraph (G)— (A) by striking "and (XIII)" and inserting "(XIII)"; and (B) by inserting ", and (XIV) the medical assistance made available to an individual described in subsection (aa) who is eligible for medical assistance only because of subparagraph (A)(10)(ii)(XVIII) shall be limited to medical assistance provided during the period in which such an individual requires treatment for breast or cervical cancer" before the semicolon. (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) in clause (xi), by striking "or" at the end; (B) in clause (xii), by adding "or" at the end; and (C) by inserting after clause (xii) the following: "(xiii) individuals described in section 1902(aa),". (b) PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1920A the following: "P R ESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER PATIENTS 42 USC " SEC. 1920B. (a) STATE OPTION.— A State plan approved under I396r-lb. section 1902 may provide for making medical assistance available to an individual described in section 1902(aa) (relating to certain breast or cervical CEincer patients) during a presumptive eligibility period. "(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: "(1) PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.— The term 'presumptive eligibility period' means, with respect to an individual described in subsection (a), the period that— "(A) begins with the date on which a qualified entity determines, on the basis of preliminary information, that the individual is described in section 1902(aa); and "(B) ends with (and includes) the earlier of— "(i) the day on which a determination is made with respect to the eligibility of such individual for services under the State plan; or "(ii) in the case of such an individual who does not file an application by the last day of the month following the month during which the entity makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A), such last day. "(2) QUALIFIED ENTITY.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 'qualified entity means any entity that— "(i) is eligible for payments under a State plan approved under this title; and "(ii) is determined by the State agency to be capable of making determinations of the type described in paragraph (1)(A).

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