117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations, and for other purposes.
February 25, 2021
Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Cole, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Cárdenas, and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Urban Indian Health Parity Act”.
SEC. 2. Full Federal medical assistance percentage for urban Indian organizations.
Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting after “by an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act)” the following: “, or through an urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of such Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act”.