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        H.R.3056

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
 To permit a county-operated health insuring organization to qualify as 
an organization exempt from certain requirements otherwise applicable to 
health insuring organizations under the Medicaid program notwithstanding 
that the organization enrolls Medicaid beneficiaries residing in another 
                                 county.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMITTING COUNTY-OPERATED HEALTH INSURING ORGANIZATIONS TO 
              ENROLL MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES RESIDING IN ANOTHER COUNTY 
              UNDER MEDICAID WAIVER FOR CERTAIN COUNTY-OPERATED HEALTH 
              INSURING ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9517(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 1396b note), as 
added by section 4734 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, 
is amended by inserting ``or counties'' after ``county''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to quarters beginning on or after October 1, 1996.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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