123STA T .84PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B.4 , 2 0 0 9torep ort suchinf or ma tion in a comp l ete an d e x peditious manner ) so that ,b e g inning no later than O ctober 1 , 20 0 9 , data regarding the enrollment of lo w- income children ( as defined in section 2110(c)( 4 ) of the S ocial Securit yA ct (42 U. S. C .1 3 9 7j j(c)(4)) of a State enrolled in the State plan under M edicaid or the State child health plan under C HIP with respect to a fiscal year shall be collected and analy z ed by the Secretary within 6 months of submission. (d) G AOS TUDYAN D REPOR TONA C CE S STOPR IM ARY AND SPE- CIA L ITY SER V ICES. — (1) IN G ENERAL.— T he Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of children ’ s access to primary and specialty ser v ices under Medicaid and CHIP, including— (A) the extent to which providers are willing to treat children eligible for such programs
( B ) information on such children’s access to networ k s of care; (C) geographic availability of primary and specialty services under such programs; ( D ) the extent to which care coordination is provided for children’s care under Medicaid and CHIP; and ( E ) as appropriate, information on the degree of avail- ability of services for children under such programs. (2) REPORT.— N ot later than 2 years after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on F inance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the study conducted under paragraph (1) that includes rec- ommendations for such Federal and State legislative and administrative changes as the Comptroller General determines are necessary to address any barriers to access to children’s care under Medicaid and CHIP that may exist. SEC.403 . AP P LI CA T I ON O F CE R TAIN M ANA G E D CARE QU ALIT Y SAFE - GUARDS TO C H IP. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2103(f) of Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph
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‘(3) COMPLIANCE W IT H MANAGED CARE RE Q UIREMENTS.— The State child health plan shall provide for the application of subsections (a)(4), (a)( 5 ), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 1932 (relating to re q uirements for managed care) to coverage, State agencies, enrollment brokers, managed care entities, and man- aged care organizations under this title in the same manner as such subsections apply to coverage and such entities and organizations under title X IX.’’. (b) E F FECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to contract years for health plans beginning on or after J uly 1, 2009. TI T LEV— I MPRO VI NGAC CE S STO B ENE F ITS SEC. 5 0 1 . DENTAL B ENEFITS. (a) COVERAGE.— 42USC1397c c note. 42 USC 1397cc.
