HR 453 · 107th Congress · Health

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require criminal background checks on drivers providing Medicaid medical assistance transportation services.

Introduced 2001-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2001-02-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicaid payments to States with approved State Medicaid plans for expenditures for non-emergency medical transportation services where the contractor has failed to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it has satisfactory arrangements to assure that: (1) any driver providing such services has undergone a criminal background check; and (2) any individual convicted of a felony involving violence or the use, distribution, or manufacture of alcohol or drugs is not an eligible service provider.…

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Cosponsors (15)

15 Democrats