REQUIRED MEDICAID NOTICE AND COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC).

SEC. 6406. REQUIRED MEDICAID NOTICE AND COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC). (a) State Plan Requirements of Notice and Coordination.—Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11), by striking “and” before “(B)” and by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, and (C) provide for coordination of the operations under this title with the State’s operations under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966”; (2) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (51); (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (52) and inserting and”; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (52) the following new paragraph: “(53) provide— “(A) for notifying in a timely manner all individuals in the State who are determined to be eligible for medical assistance and who are pregnant women, breastfeeding or 103 STAT. 2266postpartum women (as defined in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966), or children below the age of 5, of the availability of benefits furnished by the special supplemental food program under such section, and “(B) for referring any such individual to the State agency responsible for administering such program.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 1990, without regard to whether regulations to carry out such amendments have been promulgated by such date.