Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/454

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123STA T .4 34 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (B)AD D IT I ONALUSE S .—Fundsma d e a v a il a b le to a S tate o r entit y under p ara g rap h ( 4 )(A) o f subse c tion (a) may be used by the State or entity for the follo w ing

‘‘(i) H EALT H INSU R AN C ECO V ERA G E.— T o assist an eligible individual and such individual ’ s q ualifying family members with enrolling in health insurance coverage and qualified health insurance or paying pre - miums for such coverage or insurance. ‘‘(ii) AD M INISTRATIVE E XP ENSES AND START-UP EXPENSES TO ESTA B LISH GROUP HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE OPTIONS F OR Q UALIFIED HEALTH INSURANCE.—To pay the administrative e x penses related to the enrollment of eligible individuals and such individuals’ qualifying family members in health insurance coverage and qualified health insurance , including— ‘‘( I ) eligibility verification activities

‘‘(II) the notification of eligible individuals of available health insurance and qualified health insurance options; ‘‘(III) processing qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certificates provided for under section 752 7 of the Internal R evenue C ode of 1986

‘‘(I V ) providing assistance to eligible individ- uals in enrolling in health insurance coverage and qualified health insurance; ‘‘(V) the development or installation of nec- essary data management systems; and ‘‘(VI) any other expenses determined appro- priate by the Secretary, including start-up costs and on going administrative expenses, in order for the State to treat the coverage described in subparagraphs (C) through (H) of section 3 5(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as qualified health insurance under that section. ‘‘(iii) O UTREACH.—To pay for outreach to eligible individuals to inform such individuals of available health insurance and qualified health insurance options, including outreach consisting of notice to eligible individuals of such options made available after the date of enactment of this clause and direct assist- ance to help potentially eligible individuals and such individual’s qualifying family members qualify and remain eligible for the credit established under section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and advance payment of such credit under section 7527 of such Code. ‘‘(iv) BRIDGE FUNDING.—To assist potentially eligible individuals to purchase qualified health insur- ance coverage prior to issuance of a qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certificate under sec- tion 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and commencement of advance payment, and receipt of expedited payment, under subsections (a) and (e), respectively, of that section. ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The inclusion of a per- mitted use under this paragraph shall not be construed