124 STAT. 559 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(n) AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR ELIMINATE COVERAGE OF CER- TAIN PREVENTIVE SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, effective beginning on January 1, 2010, if the Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary may— ‘‘(1) modify— ‘‘(A) the coverage of any preventive service described in subparagraph (A) of section 1861(ddd)(3) to the extent that such modification is consistent with the recommenda- tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; and ‘‘(B) the services included in the initial preventive phys- ical examination described in subparagraph (B) of such section; and ‘‘(2) provide that no payment shall be made under this title for a preventive service described in subparagraph (A) of such section that has not received a grade of A, B, C, or I by such Task Force.’’. (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendment made by para- graph (1) shall be construed to affect the coverage of diagnostic or treatment services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. SEC. 4106. IMPROVING ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE ADULTS IN MEDICAID. (a) CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF SERVICES.—Section 1905(a)(13) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(13)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(13) other diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilita- tive services, including— ‘‘(A) any clinical preventive services that are assigned a grade of A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force; ‘‘(B) with respect to an adult individual, approved vac- cines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (an advisory committee established by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and their administra- tion; and ‘‘(C) any medical or remedial services (provided in a facility, a home, or other setting) recommended by a physi- cian or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of their practice under State law, for the max- imum reduction of physical or mental disability and res- toration of an individual to the best possible functional level;’’. (b) INCREASED FMAP.—Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), as amended by sections 2001(a)(3)(A) and 2004(c)(1), is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking ‘‘, and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (4)’’; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, and (5) in the case of a State that provides medical assistance for services and vaccines described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(13), and prohibits cost-sharing for such services and vaccines, the Federal medical assistance percent- age, as determined under this subsection and subsection (y) (without regard to paragraph (1)(C) of such subsection), shall be increased by 1 percentage point with respect to medical 42 USC 1395m note. Effective date.
