Section 2202

SEC. 2202. PERMITTING HOSPITALS TO MAKE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR ALL MEDICAID ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS.

[a] In General- Section 1902[a][47] of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396a[a][47]] is amended--

[1] by striking 'at the option of the State, provide' and inserting 'provide--

'[A] at the option of the State,';

[2] by inserting 'and' after the semicolon; and

[3] by adding at the end the following:

'[B] that any hospital that is a participating provider under the State plan may elect to be a qualified entity for purposes of determining, on the basis of preliminary information, whether any individual is eligible for medical assistance under the State plan or under a waiver of the plan for purposes of providing the individual with medical assistance during a presumptive eligibility period, in the same manner, and subject to the same requirements, as apply to the State options with respect to populations described in section 1920, 1920A, or 1920B [but without regard to whether the State has elected to provide for a presumptive eligibility period under any such sections], subject to such guidance as the Secretary shall establish;'.

[b] Conforming Amendment- Section 1903[u][1][D][v] of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1396b[u][1][D]v]] is amended--

[1] by striking 'or for' and inserting 'for'; and

[2] by inserting before the period at the end the following: ', or for medical assistance provided to an individual during a presumptive eligibility period resulting from a determination of presumptive eligibility made by a hospital that elects under section 1902[a][47][B] to be a qualified entity for such purpose'.

[c] Effective Date- The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2014, and apply to services furnished on or after that date.