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 123STA T .5 5 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B. 4, 2 0 0 9(B)TECHNI C AL A M EN D MEN TS.— T heam e nd men ts made by — ( i ) p a r a g raphs ( 1 ) , ( 2 ),and( 3 ) of s u bse c tion (b) sha l lta k e effect as if included in the enactment of section 60 36 of the D eficit R eduction A ct of 200 5 ( P ublic L a w 10 9– 1 7 1 120 S tat. 8 0); and (ii) paragraph ( 4 ) of subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 405 of di v i - sionBoftheTa x Relief and H ealth C are Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 2996). (2) REST OR ATION O F ELI G I B ILIT Y .— I n the case of an indi- vidual who, during the period that began on J uly 1, 2006, and ends on O ctober 1, 2009, was determined to be ineligible for medical assistance under a State M edicaid plan, including any waiver of such plan, solely as a result of the application of subsections (i)(22) and (x) of section 1903 of the Social Security Act (as in effect during such period), but who would have been determined eligible for such assistance if such sub- sections, as amended by subsection (b), had applied to the individual, a State may deem the individual to be eligible for such assistance as of the date that the individual was determined to be ineligible for such medical assistance on such basis. (3) S P ECIAL TRANSITION R U LE FOR INDIANS.—During the period that begins on July 1, 2006, and ends on the effective date of final regulations issued under subclause (II) of section 1903(x)(3)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U .S.C. 1396b(x)(3)(B)(v)) (as added by subsection (b)(1)(B)), an indi- vidual who is a member of a federally-recogni z ed Indian tribe described in subclause (II) of that section who presents a docu- ment described in subclause (I) of such section that is issued by such Indian tribe, shall be deemed to have presented satis- factory evidence of citizenship or nationality for purposes of satisfying the re q uirement of subsection (x) of section 1903 of such Act. SEC.21 2. R E DU C INGA D M INIS T RATI V E B ARRIERS T O ENRO L LMENT. Section 2102(b) (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new para- graph

‘(4) REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATI V E BARRIERS TO ENROLL- MENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Sub j ect to subparagraph (B), the plan shall include a description of the procedures used to reduce administrative barriers to the enrollment of chil- dren and pregnant women who are eligible for medical assistance under title X IX or for child health assistance or health benefits coverage under this title. Such proce- dures shall be established and revised as often as the State determines appropriate to take into account the most recent information available to the State identifying such barriers. ‘‘(B) DEEMED COMPLIANCE IF J OINT APPLICATION AND RENE W AL PROCESS THAT PERMITS APPLICATION OTHER THAN IN PERSON.—A State shall be deemed to comply with subparagraph (A) if the State ’ s application and renewal Plans. P rocedu res. Tim e p eriod. Time period.