Subject to the provisions of this section, each State shall implement an asset verification program described in subsection (b), for purposes of determining or redetermining the eligibility of an individual for medical assistance under the State plan under this subchapter.
In order to meet the requirement of paragraph (1), each State shall-
The Secretary shall require those States specified in subparagraph (C) (to which an asset verification program has been applied before June 30, 2008) to implement an asset verification program under this subsection by the end of fiscal year 2009.
The Secretary shall require other States to submit and implement an asset verification program under this subsection in such manner as is designed to result in the application of such programs, in the aggregate for all such other States, to enrollment of approximately, but not less than, the following percentage of enrollees, in the aggregate for all such other States, by the end of the fiscal year involved:
The Secretary shall require Puerto Rico to implement an asset verification program under this subsection by January 1, 2026.
In selecting States under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall consult with the States involved and take into account the feasibility of implementing asset verification programs in each such State.
The States specified in this subparagraph are California, New York, and New Jersey.
Nothing in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be construed as preventing a State from requesting, and the Secretary from approving, the implementation of an asset verification program in advance of the deadline otherwise established under such subparagraph.
This section shall only apply to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
For purposes of this section, an asset verification program means a program described in paragraph (2) under which a State-
A program described in this paragraph is a program for verifying individual assets in a manner consistent with the approach used by the Commissioner of Social Security under section 1383(e)(1)(B)(ii) of this title.
Notwithstanding section 1104(a)(1) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act1 [12 U.S.C. 3404(a)(1)], an authorization provided to a State under subsection (b)(1) shall remain effective until the earliest of-
The State shall inform any person who provides authorization pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) of the duration and scope of the authorization.
If an applicant for, or recipient of, medical assistance under the State plan under this subchapter (or such other person described in subsection (b)(1), as applicable) refuses to provide, or revokes, any authorization made by the applicant or recipient (or such other person, as applicable) under subsection (b)(1)(A) for the State to obtain from any financial institution any financial record, the State may, on that basis, determine that the applicant or recipient is ineligible for medical assistance.
For purposes of implementing an asset verification program under this section, a State may select and enter into a contract with a public or private entity meeting such criteria and qualifications as the State determines appropriate, consistent with requirements in regulations relating to general contracting provisions and with section 1396b(i)(2) of this title. In carrying out activities under such contract, such an entity shall be subject to the same requirements and limitations on use and disclosure of information as would apply if the State were to carry out such activities directly.
The Secretary shall provide States with technical assistance to aid in implementation of an asset verification program under this section.
A State implementing an asset verification program under this section shall furnish to the Secretary such reports concerning the program, at such times, in such format, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reasonable expenses of States in carrying out the program under this section shall be treated, for purposes of section 1396b(a) of this title, in the same manner as State expenditures specified in paragraph (7) of such section.
With respect to a calendar quarter, the Federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined under section 1396d(b) of this title for-
For purposes of this subsection, the term "non-compliant State" means a State-
1See References in Text note below.
42 U.S.C. § 1396w
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Right to Financial Privacy Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), probably means the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, title XI of Pub. L. 95-630, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3697, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§3401 et seq.) of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3401 of Title 12 and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 117-328, §5101(c)(1)(A), added cl. (iii). Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117-328, §5101(c)(1)(B), substituted "Exemption of certain territories" for "Exemption of territories" in heading and ",the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico" for "and the District of Columbia" in text. Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 117-328, §5101(c)(2)(A), in introductory provisions, struck out "beginning on or after January 1, 2021" after "With respect to a calendar quarter"; substituted "for-" and subpar. (A) for "for a non-compliant State shall be reduced-"; redesignated former subpars. (A) to (D) as cls. (i) to (iv), respectively, of subpar. (A) and realigned margins; and added subpar. (B).Subsec. (k)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117-328, §5101(c)(2)(B), substituted ",the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico" for "or the District of Columbia". 2019-Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 116-3 added subsec. (k).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
- person
- The term "person" means an individual, a trust or estate, a partnership, or a corporation.