123STA T .8 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B. 4, 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (4)Dat a reg ar din ga c ce s st op ri m ar y and specia l ty ser v- ices , access to net w or k so f care, and care coordination provided u nder t h e S tate child health plan, using q uality care and con- sumer satisfaction measures included in the C onsumer A ssess- ment of H ealthcare P roviders and Systems (CAHPS) survey . ‘‘( 5 ) I f the State provides child health assistance in the form of premium assistance for the purchase of coverage under a group health plan, data regarding the provision of such assist- ance, including the e x tent to which employer-sponsored health insurance coverage is availa b le for children eligible for child health assistance under the State child health plan, the range of the monthly amount of such assistance provided on behalf of a child or family, the number of children or families provided such assistance on a monthly basis, the income of the children or families provided such assistance, the benefits and cost- sharing protection provided under the State child health plan to supplement the coverage purchased with such premium assistance, the effective strategies the State engages in to reduce any administrative barriers to the provision of such assistance, and, the effects, if any, of the provision of such assistance on preventing the coverage provided under the State child health plan from substituting for coverage provided under employer-sponsored health insurance offered in the State. ‘‘( 6 ) T o the extent applicable, a description of any State activities that are designed to reduce the number of uncovered children in the State, including through a State health insur- ance connector program or support for innovative private health coverage initiatives. ’ ’. (b) S TAND A R D IZE D R E PO RTIN GF OR M AT. — ( 1 ) IN GENERA L .— N ot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall specify a standard- i z ed format for States to use for reporting the information required under section 2 1 08 (e) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)(2). (2) TRAN S ITION PERIOD F OR STATES.— E ach State that is required to submit a report under subsection (a) of section 2108 of the Social Security Act that includes the information required under subsection (e) of such section may use up to 3 reporting periods to transition to the reporting of such information in accordance with the standardized format speci- fied by the Secretary under paragraph (1). (c) ADDITIONAL F U NDING FOR T H ESE C RETAR Y TO IMPRO V E TIME- LINESS OF DATA REPORTING AND ANALYSIS FOR PURPOSES OF DETER- MINING ENROLLMENT INCREASES U NDER M EDICAID AND CHIP.— (1) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $ 5,000,000 to the Secretary for fiscal year 200 9 for the purpose of improving the timeliness of the data reported and analyzed from the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) for purposes of providing more timely data on enrollment and eligibility of children under Medicaid and CHIP and to provide guidance to States with respect to any new reporting require- ments related to such improvements. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall remain available until expended. (2) RE Q UIREMENTS.—The improvements made by the Sec- retary under paragraph (1) shall be designed and implemented (including with respect to any necessary guidance for States 42USC1397h h note.
