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Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend renewal periods for certain home and community-based services waivers and State plan amendments under the Medicaid program.
Summary
This bill amends the Medicaid statute to extend the renewal and approval periods for home and community-based services waivers from 5 years to 10 years. The change applies to extensions of certain waivers and state plan amendments that begin after the bill's enactment. This would allow states to operate these waiver programs for longer periods without requiring renewal approvals as frequently.
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- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Rulli (for himself, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend renewal periods for certain home and community-based services waivers and State plan amendments under the Medicaid program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXTENDING RENEWAL PERIODS FOR CERTAIN HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVERS AND STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS UNDER MEDICAID.
Section 1915 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396n) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting “(or, with respect to extensions of waivers beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025, 10-year periods)” after “five-year periods”;
(2) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting “(or, with respect to extensions of waivers under subsection (c) beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025, 10-year periods)” after “5-year periods”; and
(3) in subsection (i)(7)(C), by inserting “(or, with respect to renewals of elections beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025, 10- year terms)” after “5-year terms”. <all>
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