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PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006 specified by the State for purposes of this subsection, including the use of such disregards as the State may provide. Family income shall be determined for such period and at such periodicity as the State may provide under this title. ‘‘(5) POVERTY LINE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘poverty line’ has the meaning given such term in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision required by such section. ‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed— ‘‘(A) as preventing a State from further limiting the premiums and cost sharing imposed under this section beyond the limitations provided under this section; ‘‘(B) as affecting the authority of the Secretary through waiver to modify limitations on premiums and cost sharing under this section; or ‘‘(C) as affecting any such waiver of requirements in effect under this title before the date of the enactment of this section with regard to the imposition of premiums and cost sharing. ‘‘(d) ENFORCEABILITY OF PREMIUMS AND OTHER COST SHARING.— ‘‘(1) PREMIUMS.—Notwithstanding section 1916(c)(3) and section 1902(a)(10)(B), a State may, at its option, condition the provision of medical assistance for an individual upon prepayment of a premium authorized to be imposed under this section, or may terminate eligibility for such medical assistance on the basis of failure to pay such a premium but shall not terminate eligibility of an individual for medical assistance under this title on the basis of failure to pay any such premium until such failure continues for a period of not less than 60 days. A State may apply the previous sentence for some or all groups of beneficiaries as specified by the State and may waive payment of any such premium in any case where the State determines that requiring such payment would create an undue hardship. ‘‘(2) COST SHARING.—Notwithstanding section 1916(e) or any other provision of law, a State may permit a provider participating under the State plan to require, as a condition for the provision of care, items, or services to an individual entitled to medical assistance under this title for such care, items, or services, the payment of any cost sharing authorized to be imposed under this section with respect to such care, items, or services. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as preventing a provider from reducing or waiving the application of such cost sharing on a case-by-case basis.’’. (b) INDEXING NOMINAL COST SHARING AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1916 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘and section 1916A’’ after ‘‘(b)(3)’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(h) In applying this section and subsections (c) and (e) of section 1916A, with respect to cost sharing that is ‘nominal’ in amount, the Secretary shall increase such ‘nominal’ amounts for each year (beginning with 2006) by the annual percentage increase

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