ENSURING DECEASED PROVIDERS DO NOT REMAIN ENROLLED.

SEC. 71105. ENSURING DECEASED PROVIDERS DO NOT REMAIN ENROLLED. Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)) is amended—(1) by striking “The State” and inserting:“(A) In general.—The State”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(B) Provider screening against death master file.Effective date.Time period.Determination.—Beginning January 1, 2028, as part of the enrollment (or reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider 139 STAT. 295 or supplier under this title, and not less frequently than quarterly during the period that such provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to determine whether such provider or supplier is deceased.”.