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1 TITLE II—ENHANCING MED-
2 ICAID THROUGH TELE-
3 HEALTH
4 SEC. 201. MEDICAID OPTION FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES
5 AND BIRTHS.
6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Social Security
7 Act is amended by adding at the end the following new
8 section:
9 ‘‘SEC. 1947. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE COORDINATED
10 CARE FOR ENROLLEES WITH HIGH-RISK
11 PREGNANCIES AND BIRTHS.
12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
13 1902(a)(1) (relating to statewideness), section
14 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), and any other
15 provision of this title for which the Secretary determines
16 it is necessary to waive in order to implement this section,
17 beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment of
18 this section, a State, at its option as a State plan amend-
19 ment, may provide for medical assistance under this title
20 to eligible individuals for maternal-fetal and neonatal care
21 who select a designated provider (as described under sub-
22 section (h)(5)), a team of health care professionals (as de-
23 scribed under subsection (h)(6)) operating with such a
24 provider, or a health team (as described under subsection
jbell on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:58 Jul 30, 2014 (h)(7)) as the individual’s birthing network for purposes
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