P.L. 108-357, Approved October 22, 2004 (118 Stat. 1418)

American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

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SEC. 712. INCLUSION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MEDICAL STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) Optional Medical Assistance.—

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(2) [42 U.S.C. 1396d note] Rule of construction.—Nothing in subsections (a)(27) or (x) of section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d), as added by paragraph (1), shall be construed as implying that a State medicaid program under title XIX of such Act could not have treated, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, any of the primary and secondary medical strategies and treatment and services described in such subsections as medical assistance under such program, including as early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services under section 1905(r) of such Act.

[Internal References.—SSAct §1905(a)(27) and (x) have footnotes referring to P.L. 108-357, §712(a)(2).]

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