REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT.

SEC. 212. REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT. Section 2102(b) (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)) is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:“(4) Reduction of administrative barriers to enrollment.—“(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the plan shall include a description of the procedures used to reduce administrative barriers to the enrollment of children and pregnant women who are eligible for medical assistance under title XIX or for child health assistance or health benefits coverage under this title. Such procedures shall be established and revised as often as the State determines appropriate to take into account the most recent information available to the State identifying such barriers.“(B) Deemed compliance if joint application and renewal process that permits application other than in person.—A State shall be deemed to comply with subparagraph (A) if the State’s application and renewal 123 STAT. 56 forms and supplemental forms (if any) and information verification process is the same for purposes of establishing and renewing eligibility for children and pregnant women for medical assistance under title XIX and child health assistance under this title, and such process does not require an application to be made in person or a face-to-face interview.”.