Citizenship Verification in Emergency Healthcare Act

This bill requires hospitals participating in Medicaid or CHIP to ask patients about U.S. citizenship or immigration status during registration, while including a written notice stating this information won't affect care or be shared with immigration authorities. Hospitals must annually report data on uncompensated care provided to non-citizens and funds used for emergency childbirth services for non-lawfully-residing parents. It directly affects hospitals enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP, adding administrative reporting duties but not changing eligibility for care. The bill focuses on data collection for transparency, with no provision denying care based on citizenship or immigration status.