Ensuring deceased providers do not remain enrolled

Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)), as amended by section 44105, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Provider screening against Death Master File Beginning January 1, 2028, as part of the enrollment (or reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider 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..

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 Beginning January 1, 2028, as part of the enrollment (or reenrollment or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider 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..