[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8089 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8089 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID PROVIDER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The State'' and inserting: ``(A) In general.--The State''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) Additional provider screening.--Beginning January 1, 2027, as part of the enrollment (or reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider or supplier under this title, and not less frequently than quarterly during the period that such provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to determine whether such provider or supplier is deceased.''. Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.