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Introduced
05/22/2020
05/22/2020
In Committee
05/22/2020
05/22/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid. This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid. Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill.
AI Summary
This bill, the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act, amends the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth. Specifically, the bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the SUPPORT Act, which require state Medicaid programs to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26. The bill applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill, rather than on or after January 1, 2023 as specified in the SUPPORT Act. This will ensure that former foster youth have immediate access to Medicaid coverage, regardless of which state they were in foster care in.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (6)
Karen Bass (D)*,
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
David Trone (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 05/22/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6959/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6959/BILLS-116hr6959ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6959/BILLS-116hr6959ih.pdf.pdf |
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