Guidance and technical assistance under State Medicaid programs and State CHIPs

(a) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidance to State agencies responsible for administering State Medicaid programs, State CHIPs, or both such programs, the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations, on best practices with respect to actions that State Medicaid programs, State CHIPs, Indian health programs, and urban Indian health programs operated by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service pursuant to title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) may take, including by using waivers under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) and authorities under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), for the following purposes: (1) Improving access to expand syphilis screening for pregnant women and babies. (2) Best practices for educating medical professionals and pregnant women with respect to syphilis. (3) Strategies for integrating telehealth services and training for providers and patients on the use of telehealth, including working with interpreters to furnish health services and providing resources with respect to congenital syphilis in multiple languages. (4) Best practices for increasing testing for syphilis in the third trimester and at delivery. (5) Improving treatment for syphilis and congenital syphilis. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Indian Tribe, tribal organization, Urban Indian, Urban Indian organization, Indian health program The terms Indian tribe, tribal organization, Urban Indian, Urban Indian organization, and Indian health program have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (3) State The term State has the meaning given such term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such Act. (4) State chip The term State CHIP means a State child health plan for child health assistance under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), and includes any waiver of such a plan. (5) State medicaid program The term State Medicaid program means a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and includes any waiver of such a plan. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and shall make publicly available, a report analyzing the implementation of the best practices described in subsection (a).