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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982

96 STAT. 375

MEDICAID COVERAGE OF HOME CARE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED CHILDREN

SEC. 134. (a) Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) At the option of the State, any individual who— "(A) is 18 years of age or younger and qualifies as a disabled individual under section 1614(a); "(B) with respect to whom there has been a determination by the State that— "(i) the individual requires a level of care provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility, "(ii) it is appropriate to provide such care for the individual outside such an institution, and "(iii) the estimated amount which would be expended for medical assistance for the individual for such care outside an institution is not greater than the estimated amount which would otherwise be expended for medical assistance for the individual within an appropriate institution; and "(C) if the individual were in a medical institution, would be eligible to have a supplemental security income (or State supplemental) payment made with respect to him under title XVI, shall be deemed, for purposes of this title only, to be an individual with respect to whom a supplemental security income payment, or State supplemental payment, respectively, is being paid under title XVI.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall become effective on October 1, 1982.

42 USC 1396a.

42 USC 1382c.

42 USC 1381.

Effective date. 42 USC 1396a note.

SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON DEREGULATION OF SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES

SEC. 135. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not promulgate any change in the regulations prescribed under— (1) subpart K of part 405 of subchapter B (relating to medicare conditions of participation of skilled nursing facilities), (2) so much of subpart S of part 405 of subchapter B (relating to certification procedure for providers) as relates to certification of skilled nursing facilities, and (3) subparts C, D, and E of part 442 of subchapter C (relating to medicaid certification and requirements for skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities), of chapter IV of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations until the first day of the seventh calendar month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction. MEDICAID PROGRAM IN AMERICAN SAMOA

SEC. 136. (a) Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act is 42 USC 1301. amended by inserting "and American Samoa" after "Such term when used in title XIX also includes the Northern Mariana Islands". (b) Section 1108(c) of such Act is amended— 42 USC 1308. (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ", and"; and

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