Melissa Froelich Medicaid Congenital Heart Defect Waiver Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, by waiver, to provide that an approved State Medicaid plan may include as medical assistance specified items and services related to the treatment of certain individuals who, at birth, had one or more congenital heart defects which require surgical intervention, if the State provides certain satisfactory assurances to the Secretary, including that the State, under such waiver, will be the secondary payor of the medical assistance.
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May 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E779-780)