The statute amended section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (Act) only to provide for the higher federal matching rate for services and vaccines described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1905(a)(13) of the Act . These subparagraphs are limited to "clinical preventive services assigned a grade of A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), adult vaccinations, and comprehensive tobacco cessation for pregnant women. This is a subset of the services described in section 1905(a)(13) of the Act.
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Section 4106 of the Affordable Care Act states that "any medical or remedial services [designed] for the "maximum reduction" of physical or mental disability and restoration of an individual to the best possible functional level" was also authorized to receive 1% federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP); however, the State Medical Director (SMD) letter does not address this provision. Please clarify if this is included, if yes, please provide information as to how this should be captured in claims data.