123STA T .90PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B. 4, 2009 untilexp en d ed ,for t h e purpo s eof aw ardin g grants to S tates with State c hild health plans under CHIP that are operated separatel y fro m the State M edicaid plan under title X IX of the Social Security A ct ( including any wai v er of such plan ) , or in com b ination with the State Medicaid plan, for expendi - tures related to transitioning to compliance with the re q uire- ment of section 2107 (e)(1)( D ) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) to apply the prospective payment system established under section 1 9 02(bb) of the such Act ( 4 2 U. S.C. 1 3 9 6 a(bb)) to services provided by F ederally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics. (2) M ONIT O R IN GA N D R EP ORT. —T he Secretary shall monitor the impact of the application of such prospective payment system on the States described in paragraph (1) and, not later than O ctober 1, 2011, shall report to Congress on any effect on access to benefits, provider payment rates, or scope of bene- fits offered by such States as a result of the application of such payment system. SEC.504 . PR E MIU M G R A CE PERI OD . (a) IN G ENERA L .—Section 2103(e)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph
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‘(C) PRE M I U M GRA C E PERIOD.—The State child health plan— ‘‘(i) shall afford individuals enrolled under the plan a grace period of at least 30 days from the beginning of a new coverage period to ma k e premium payments before the individual ’ s coverage under the plan may be terminated
and ‘‘(ii) shall provide to such an individual, not later than 7 days after the first day of such grace period, notice— ‘‘(I) that failure to make a premium payment within the grace period will result in termination of coverage under the State child health plan; and ‘‘(II) of the individual’s right to challenge the proposed termination pursuant to the applicable Federal regulations. For purposes of clause (i), the term ‘new coverage period’ means the month immediately following the last month for which the premium has been paid.’’. (b) EF FECTI V E DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to new coverage periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 505. C L ARI F ICA T IO N OF CO V ERAGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED T H ROUGH SCHOOL -B ASED HEALTH CENTERS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2103(c) (42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c)), as amended by section 5 01(a)(1)( B ), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘( 8 ) AVAILA B ILIT Y OF COVERAGE FOR ITEM S AND SERVICES FURNIS H ED THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.— N othing in this title shall be construed as limiting a State’s ability to provide child health assistance for covered items and services that are furnished through school-based health centers (as defined in section 2110(c)(9)).’’. (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2110(c) (42 U.S.C. 1397 j j) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42USC1397c c note.
