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139 STAT. 309 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(BB) 1.5 times the national unemployment rate; or ‘‘(III) such individual or their dependent must travel outside of their community for an extended period of time to receive medical services necessary to treat a serious or complex medical condition (as described in paragraph (9)(A)(ii)(V)(ee)) that are not available within their community of resi- dence. ‘‘(4) OPTION TO CONDUCT MORE FREQUENT COMPLIANCE VERIFICATIONS.—With respect to an applicable individual enrolled and receiving medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under this title, the State shall verify (in accordance with procedures specified by the Secretary) that each such individual has met the requirement to dem- onstrate community engagement under paragraph (1) during each such individual’s regularly scheduled redetermination of eligibility, except that a State may provide for such verifications more frequently. ‘‘(5) EX PARTE VERIFICATIONS.—For purposes of verifying that an applicable individual has met the requirement to dem- onstrate community engagement under paragraph (1), or deter- mining such individual to be deemed to have demonstrated community engagement under paragraph (3), or that an indi- vidual is a specified excluded individual under paragraph (9)(A)(ii), the State shall, in accordance with standards estab- lished by the Secretary, establish processes and use reliable information available to the State (such as payroll data or payments or encounter data under this title for individuals and data on payments to such individuals for the provision of services covered under this title) without requiring, where possible, the applicable individual to submit additional informa- tion. ‘‘(6) PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State is unable to verify that an applicable individual has met the requirement to dem- onstrate community engagement under paragraph (1) (including, if applicable, by verifying that such individual was deemed to have demonstrated community engagement under paragraph (3)) the State shall (in accordance with standards specified by the Secretary)— ‘‘(i) provide such individual with the notice of non- compliance described in subparagraph (B); ‘‘(ii)(I) provide such individual with a period of 30 calendar days, beginning on the date on which such notice of noncompliance is received by the indi- vidual, to— ‘‘(aa) make a satisfactory showing to the State of compliance with such requirement (including, if applicable, by showing that such individual was or should be deemed to have demonstrated commu- nity engagement under paragraph (3)); or ‘‘(bb) make a satisfactory showing to the State that such requirement does not apply to such indi- vidual on the basis that such individual does not meet the definition of applicable individual under paragraph (9)(A); and Notices. Standards. Processes.