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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-360—JULY 1, 1988

102 STAT. 753

Secretary shall reqviire the State to provide medical assistance for pr^nant women and infants under age 1 described in subsection (a)(lOXAXiXIV) in the same manner as the State would be required to provide such assistance for such individuals if the State had in effect a plan approved under this title. "(B) In the case of a State which is not one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, the State need not meet the requirement of suteection (a)(lOXAXiXIV) and, for purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the State may substitute for the percentage provided under clause (ii) of such paragraph any percentage.". (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 1902(e)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(6)) is amended to read as follows: "(6) At the option of a State, in the case of a pr^nant woman described in subsection (a)(10) who, because of a change in income of the family of which she is a member, would not otherwise continue to be described in such subsection, the State plan may nonetheless treat the woman as being an individual described in subsection (a)(lOXAXiXIV) and subsection (IXIXA) without regard to such change of income through the end of the month in which the 60-day pericd (beginning on the last day of her pr^nancy) ends.". (2) Section 1902(e)(7) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(7)) is amended— (A) by striking "If a State plan provides medical assistance for individuals under subsection (a)(10XAXii)(IX), in" and inserting "In", (B) by inserting "or paragraph (2) of section 1905(n)" after "subsection (1)(1) the first place it appears, and (C) by striking "subsection (a)(10XAXii)(IX) and subsection GXD" and inserting "such respective provision". (3) Section 1902(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)) is amended— (A) in the matter after and below subparagraph (Q of paragraph (1), by inserting "any of subclauses (I) through (m) o f after "who are not described in", and (B) in paragraph (3), in the matter before subparagrapfti (A), by inserting "(a)(lOXAXiXIV) or" before ^(a)(lOXAXiiXDC)". (4) Section 1903(f)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1396b(f)(4)) is amended, m the matter before subparagraph (A), by inserting "1902(a)(10XAXiXIV)," before *'1902(a)(10XAXiiXIX)'\ (f) EPFBCnVE D A T E. —

42 USC 1396a

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this section apply note. (except as provided in this subsection) to payments under title XIX of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters b a n n i n g on or after July 1, 1989, with respect to eligibility for medical assistance on or after such date, without regard to whether or not final r^ulations to carry out such amendments have been promulgated by such date. (2) PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT.—The amendments made by subsection (b)(2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) DELAY FOR STATE LEGISLATION.—In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State l^islation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section (other than subsection (b)(2)), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing