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under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
or under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act and coverage of the 
employee or dependent under such a plan 
is terminated as a result of loss of eligi-
bility for such coverage and the employee 
requests coverage under the group health 
plan not later than 60 days after the date 
of termination of such coverage. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
The employee or dependent becomes eligi-
ble for assistance, with respect to coverage 
under the group health plan under such 
Medicaid plan or State child health plan 
(including under any waiver or demonstra-
tion project conducted under or in relation 
to such a plan), if the employee requests 
coverage under the group health plan not 
later than 60 days after the date the em-
ployee or dependent is determined to be el-
igible for such assistance. 
‘‘(B) EMPLOYEE OUTREACH AND DISCLO-
SURE.—
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‘‘(i) OUTREACH TO EMPLOYEES RE-
GARDING AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAID AND 
CHIP COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Each em-
ployer that maintains a group health 
plan in a State that provides medical 
assistance under a State Medicaid 
plan under title XIX of the Social Se-
curity Act, or child health assistance 
under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act, in the form of 
premium assistance for the purchase 
of coverage under a group health 
plan, shall provide to each employee a 
written notice informing the employee 
of potential opportunities then cur-
rently available in the State in which 
the employee resides for premium as-
sistance under such plans for health 
coverage of the employee or the em-
ployee’s dependents. For purposes of 
compliance with this clause, the em-
ployer may use any State-specific 
model notice developed in accordance 
with section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the
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Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act 
of 
1974 
(29 
U.S.C. 
1181(f)(3)(B)(i)(II)). 
‘‘(II) OPTION TO PROVIDE CON-
CURRENT WITH PROVISION OF PLAN 
MATERIALS
TO
EMPLOYEE.—An em-
ployer may provide the model notice 
applicable to the State in which an 
employee resides concurrent with the 
furnishing of materials notifying the 
employee of health plan eligibility, 
concurrent with materials provided to 
the employee in connection with an 
open season or election process con-
ducted under the plan, or concurrent 
with the furnishing of the summary 
plan description as provided in section 
104(b) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1024). 
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURE
ABOUT
GROUP 
HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS TO STATES FOR 
MEDICAID
AND
CHIP
ELIGIBLE
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of a participant or ben-
eficiary of a group health plan who is cov-
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ered under a Medicaid plan of a State 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
or under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act, the plan adminis-
trator of the group health plan shall dis-
close to the State, upon request, informa-
tion about the benefits available under the 
group health plan in sufficient specificity, 
as determined under regulations of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 
in consultation with the Secretary that re-
quire use of the model coverage coordina-
tion disclosure form developed under sec-
tion 311(b)(1)(C) of the Children’s Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 
2009, so as to permit the State to make a 
determination (under paragraph (2)(B), 
(3), or (10) of section 2105(c) of the So-
cial Security Act or otherwise) concerning 
the cost-effectiveness of the State pro-
viding medical or child health assistance 
through premium assistance for the pur-
chase of coverage under such group health 
plan and in order for the State to provide 
supplemental benefits required under para-
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graph (10)(E) of such section or other au-
thority.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 
INCOME SECURITY ACT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 701(f) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(f)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLICATION IN CASE 
OF MEDICAID AND CHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan, 
and a health insurance issuer offering group 
health insurance coverage in connection with a 
group health plan, shall permit an employee 
who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage 
under the terms of the plan (or a dependent of 
such an employee if the dependent is eligible, 
but not enrolled, for coverage under such 
terms) to enroll for coverage under the terms of 
the plan if either of the following conditions is 
met: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION OF MEDICAID OR 
CHIP
COVERAGE.—The employee or de-
pendent is covered under a Medicaid plan
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under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
or under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act and coverage of the 
employee or dependent under such a plan 
is terminated as a result of loss of eligi-
bility for such coverage and the employee 
requests coverage under the group health 
plan (or health insurance coverage) not 
later than 60 days after the date of termi-
nation of such coverage. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
The employee or dependent becomes eligi-
ble for assistance, with respect to coverage 
under the group health plan or health in-
surance coverage, under such Medicaid 
plan or State child health plan (including 
under any waiver or demonstration project 
conducted under or in relation to such a 
plan), if the employee requests coverage 
under the group health plan or health in-
surance coverage not later than 60 days 
after the date the employee or dependent is 
determined to be eligible for such assist-
ance.
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ment of the Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program Reauthorization Act of 
2009, the Secretary and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with Directors of State 
Medicaid agencies under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act and Directors 
of State CHIP agencies under title 
XXI of such Act, shall jointly develop 
national and State-specific model no-
tices for purposes of subparagraph 
(A). The Secretary shall provide em-
ployers with such model notices so as 
to enable employers to timely comply 
with the requirements of subpara-
graph (A). Such model notices shall 
include information regarding how an 
employee may contact the State in 
which the employee resides for addi-
tional information regarding potential 
opportunities for such premium assist-
ance, including how to apply for such 
assistance. 
‘‘(III) OPTION TO PROVIDE CON-
CURRENT WITH PROVISION OF PLAN
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MATERIALS
TO
EMPLOYEE.—An em-
ployer may provide the model notice 
applicable to the State in which an 
employee resides concurrent with the 
furnishing of materials notifying the 
employee of health plan eligibility, 
concurrent with materials provided to 
the employee in connection with an 
open season or election process con-
ducted under the plan, or concurrent 
with the furnishing of the summary 
plan description as provided in section 
104(b). 
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURE
ABOUT
GROUP 
HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS TO STATES FOR 
MEDICAID
AND
CHIP
ELIGIBLE
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of a participant or ben-
eficiary of a group health plan who is cov-
ered under a Medicaid plan of a State 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
or under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act, the plan adminis-
trator of the group health plan shall dis-
close to the State, upon request, informa-
tion about the benefits available under the
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group health plan in sufficient specificity, 
as determined under regulations of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 
in consultation with the Secretary that re-
quire use of the model coverage coordina-
tion disclosure form developed under sec-
tion 311(b)(1)(C) of the Children’s Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 
2009, so as to permit the State to make a 
determination (under paragraph (2)(B), 
(3), or (10) of section 2105(c) of the So-
cial Security Act or otherwise) concerning 
the cost-effectiveness of the State pro-
viding medical or child health assistance 
through premium assistance for the pur-
chase of coverage under such group health 
plan and in order for the State to provide 
supplemental benefits required under para-
graph (10)(E) of such section or other au-
thority.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
102(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Se-
curity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1022(b)) is 
amended—
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(i) by striking ‘‘and the remedies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, the remedies’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘, and if the employer so elects 
for purposes of complying with section 
701(f)(3)(B)(i), the model notice applicable 
to the State in which the participants and 
beneficiaries reside’’. 
(C) WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP MODEL 
COVERAGE
COORDINATION
DISCLOSURE 
FORM.— 
(i) MEDICAID, CHIP, AND EMPLOYER- 
SPONSORED
COVERAGE
COORDINATION 
WORKING GROUP.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor shall jointly establish a Med-
icaid, CHIP, and Employer-Sponsored 
Coverage 
Coordination 
Working 
Group (in this subparagraph referred 
to as the ‘‘Working Group’’). The 
purpose of the Working Group shall 
be to develop the model coverage co-
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ordination disclosure form described 
in subclause (II) and to identify the 
impediments to the effective coordina-
tion of coverage available to families 
that include employees of employers 
that maintain group health plans and 
members who are eligible for medical 
assistance under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act or child health as-
sistance or other health benefits cov-
erage under title XXI of such Act. 
(II) MODEL COVERAGE COORDI-
NATION
DISCLOSURE
FORM
DE-
SCRIBED.—The model form described 
in this subclause is a form for plan 
administrators of group health plans 
to complete for purposes of permitting 
a State to determine the availability 
and cost-effectiveness of the coverage 
available under such plans to employ-
ees who have family members who are 
eligible for premium assistance offered 
under a State plan under title XIX or 
XXI of such Act and to allow for co-
ordination of coverage for enrollees of
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such plans. Such form shall provide 
the following information in addition 
to such other information as the 
Working Group determines appro-
priate: 
(aa) 
A 
determination 
of 
whether the employee is eligible 
for coverage under the group 
health plan. 
(bb) The name and contract 
information of the plan adminis-
trator of the group health plan. 
(cc) The benefits offered 
under the plan. 
(dd) The premiums and 
cost-sharing required under the 
plan. 
(ee) Any other information 
relevant to coverage under the 
plan. 
(ii) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Working 
Group shall consist of not more than 30 
members and shall be composed of rep-
resentatives of— 
(I) the Department of Labor;
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(II) the Department of Health 
and Human Services; 
(III) State directors of the Med-
icaid program under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act; 
(IV) State directors of the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program 
under title XXI of the Social Security 
Act; 
(V) employers, including owners 
of small businesses and their trade or 
industry representatives and certified 
human resource and payroll profes-
sionals; 
(VI) plan administrators and 
plan sponsors of group health plans 
(as defined in section 607(1) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974); 
(VII) health insurance issuers; 
and 
(VIII) children and other bene-
ficiaries of medical assistance under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act or 
child health assistance or other health
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benefits coverage under title XXI of 
such Act. 
(iii) COMPENSATION.—The members 
of the Working Group shall serve without 
compensation. 
(iv) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 
Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Department of Labor shall 
jointly provide appropriate administrative 
support to the Working Group, including 
technical assistance. The Working Group 
may use the services and facilities of either 
such Department, with or without reim-
bursement, as jointly determined by such 
Departments. 
(v) REPORT.— 
(I) REPORT BY WORKING GROUP 
TO
THE
SECRETARIES.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall submit to the Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services the model form 
described in clause (i)(II) along with a 
report containing recommendations
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for appropriate measures to address 
the impediments to the effective co-
ordination of coverage between group 
health plans and the State plans 
under titles XIX and XXI of the So-
cial Security Act. 
(II) REPORT BY SECRETARIES TO 
THE
CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
months after receipt of the report 
pursuant to subclause (I), the Secre-
taries shall jointly submit a report to 
each House of the Congress regarding 
the recommendations contained in the 
report under such subclause. 
(vi) 
TERMINATION.—The 
Working 
Group shall terminate 30 days after the 
date of the issuance of its report under 
clause (v). 
(D) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall develop the initial model notices 
under section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
and the Secretary of Labor shall provide such 
notices to employers, not later than the date
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that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and each employer shall provide the 
initial annual notices to such employer’s em-
ployees beginning with the first plan year that 
begins after the date on which such initial 
model notices are first issued. The model cov-
erage coordination disclosure form developed 
under subparagraph (C) shall apply with re-
spect to requests made by States beginning 
with the first plan year that begins after the 
date on which such model coverage coordination 
disclosure form is first issued. 
(E) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 502 of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(6), by striking 
‘‘or (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(8), or (9)’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by redesignating 
paragraph (9) as paragraph (10), and by 
inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) The Secretary may assess a civil penalty 
against any employer of up to $100 a day from the date 
of the employer’s failure to meet the notice requirement 
of section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I). For purposes of this sub-
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paragraph, each violation with respect to any single em-
ployee shall be treated as a separate violation. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may assess a civil penalty against 
any plan administrator of up to $100 a day from the date 
of the plan administrator’s failure to timely provide to any 
State the information required to be disclosed under sec-
tion 701(f)(3)(B)(ii). For purposes of this subparagraph, 
each violation with respect to any single participant or 
beneficiary shall be treated as a separate violation.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
ACT.—Section 2701(f) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg(f)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLICATION IN CASE 
OF MEDICAID AND CHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan, 
and a health insurance issuer offering group 
health insurance coverage in connection with a 
group health plan, shall permit an employee 
who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage 
under the terms of the plan (or a dependent of 
such an employee if the dependent is eligible, 
but not enrolled, for coverage under such 
terms) to enroll for coverage under the terms of
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the plan if either of the following conditions is 
met: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION OF MEDICAID OR 
CHIP
COVERAGE.—The employee or de-
pendent is covered under a Medicaid plan 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
or under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act and coverage of the 
employee or dependent under such a plan 
is terminated as a result of loss of eligi-
bility for such coverage and the employee 
requests coverage under the group health 
plan (or health insurance coverage) not 
later than 60 days after the date of termi-
nation of such coverage. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
The employee or dependent becomes eligi-
ble for assistance, with respect to coverage 
under the group health plan or health in-
surance coverage, under such Medicaid 
plan or State child health plan (including 
under any waiver or demonstration project 
conducted under or in relation to such a 
plan), if the employee requests coverage
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under the group health plan or health in-
surance coverage not later than 60 days 
after the date the employee or dependent is 
determined to be eligible for such assist-
ance. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAID AND 
CHIP.— 
‘‘(i) OUTREACH TO EMPLOYEES RE-
GARDING AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAID AND 
CHIP COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Each em-
ployer that maintains a group health 
plan in a State that provides medical 
assistance under a State Medicaid 
plan under title XIX of the Social Se-
curity Act, or child health assistance 
under a State child health plan under 
title XXI of such Act, in the form of 
premium assistance for the purchase 
of coverage under a group health 
plan, shall provide to each employee a 
written notice informing the employee 
of potential opportunities then cur-
rently available in the State in which 
the employee resides for premium as-
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sistance under such plans for health 
coverage of the employee or the em-
ployee’s dependents. For purposes of 
compliance with this subclause, the 
employer may use any State-specific 
model notice developed in accordance 
with section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act 
of 
1974 
(29 
U.S.C. 
1181(f)(3)(B)(i)(II)). 
‘‘(II) OPTION TO PROVIDE CON-
CURRENT WITH PROVISION OF PLAN 
MATERIALS
TO
EMPLOYEE.—An em-
ployer may provide the model notice 
applicable to the State in which an 
employee resides concurrent with the 
furnishing of materials notifying the 
employee of health plan eligibility, 
concurrent with materials provided to 
the employee in connection with an 
open season or election process con-
ducted under the plan, or concurrent 
with the furnishing of the summary 
plan description as provided in section
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104(b) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974. 
‘‘(ii) 
DISCLOSURE
ABOUT
GROUP 
HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS TO STATES FOR 
MEDICAID
AND
CHIP
ELIGIBLE
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of an enrollee in a 
group health plan who is covered under a 
Medicaid plan of a State under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act or under a State 
child health plan under title XXI of such 
Act, the plan administrator of the group 
health plan shall disclose to the State, 
upon request, information about the bene-
fits available under the group health plan 
in sufficient specificity, as determined 
under regulations of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services in consulta-
tion with the Secretary that require use of 
the model coverage coordination disclosure 
form developed under section 311(b)(1)(C) 
of the Children’s Health Insurance Reau-
thorization Act of 2009, so as to permit 
the State to make a determination (under 
paragraph (2)(B), (3), or (10) of section 
2105(c) of the Social Security Act or oth-
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erwise) concerning the cost-effectiveness of 
the State providing medical or child health 
assistance through premium assistance for 
the purchase of coverage under such group 
health plan and in order for the State to 
provide supplemental benefits required 
under paragraph (10)(E) of such section 
or other authority.’’. 
TITLE 
IV—STRENGTHENING 
QUALITY 
OF 
CARE 
AND 
HEALTH OUTCOMES 
SEC. 401. CHILD HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MED-
ICAID OR CHIP. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT
OF CHILD HEALTH QUALITY 
MEASURES FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR 
CHIP.—Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 1139 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1139A. CHILD HEALTH QUALITY MEASURES. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT OF AN INITIAL CORE SET OF 
HEALTH CARE QUALITY MEASURES FOR CHILDREN EN-
ROLLED IN MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2010, the Secretary shall identify and publish for 
general comment an initial, recommended core set of
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child health quality measures for use by State pro-
grams administered under titles XIX and XXI, 
health insurance issuers and managed care entities 
that enter into contracts with such programs, and 
providers of items and services under such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF INITIAL CORE MEAS-
URES.—In consultation with the individuals and en-
tities described in subsection (b)(3), the Secretary 
shall identify existing quality of care measures for 
children that are in use under public and privately 
sponsored health care coverage arrangements, or 
that are part of reporting systems that measure both 
the presence and duration of health insurance cov-
erage over time. 
‘‘(3) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
DISSEMINA-
TION.—Based on such existing and identified meas-
ures, the Secretary shall publish an initial core set 
of child health quality measures that includes (but 
is not limited to) the following: 
‘‘(A) The duration of children’s health in-
surance coverage over a 12-month time period. 
‘‘(B) The availability and effectiveness of a 
full range of—
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‘‘(i) preventive services, treatments, 
and services for acute conditions, including 
services to promote healthy birth, prevent 
and treat premature birth, and detect the 
presence or risk of physical or mental con-
ditions that could adversely affect growth 
and development; and 
‘‘(ii) treatments to correct or amelio-
rate the effects of physical and mental con-
ditions, including chronic conditions, in in-
fants, young children, school-age children, 
and adolescents. 
‘‘(C) The availability of care in a range of 
ambulatory and inpatient health care settings 
in which such care is furnished. 
‘‘(D) The types of measures that, taken to-
gether, can be used to estimate the overall na-
tional quality of health care for children, includ-
ing children with special needs, and to perform 
comparative analyses of pediatric health care 
quality and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic 
disparities in child health and health care for 
children. 
‘‘(4) ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY AND STANDARD-
IZED REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after the
186 
date of enactment of the Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with States, shall develop a 
standardized format for reporting information and 
procedures and approaches that encourage States to 
use the initial core measurement set to voluntarily 
report information regarding the quality of pediatric 
health care under titles XIX and XXI. 
‘‘(5) ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLE-
MENTING QUALITY PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
disseminate information to States regarding best 
practices among States with respect to measuring 
and reporting on the quality of health care for chil-
dren, and shall facilitate the adoption of such best 
practices. In developing best practices approaches, 
the Secretary shall give particular attention to State 
measurement techniques that ensure the timeliness 
and accuracy of provider reporting, encourage pro-
vider reporting compliance, encourage successful 
quality improvement strategies, and improve effi-
ciency in data collection using health information 
technology. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
January 1, 2011, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall report to Congress on—
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‘‘(A) the status of the Secretary’s efforts 
to improve— 
‘‘(i) quality related to the duration 
and stability of health insurance coverage 
for children under titles XIX and XXI; 
‘‘(ii) the quality of children’s health 
care under such titles, including preventive 
health services, health care for acute condi-
tions, chronic health care, and health serv-
ices to ameliorate the effects of physical 
and mental conditions and to aid in growth 
and development of infants, young chil-
dren, school-age children, and adolescents 
with special health care needs; and 
‘‘(iii) the quality of children’s health 
care under such titles across the domains 
of quality, including clinical quality, health 
care safety, family experience with health 
care, health care in the most integrated 
setting, and elimination of racial, ethnic, 
and socioeconomic disparities in health and 
health care; 
‘‘(B) the status of voluntary reporting by 
States under titles XIX and XXI, utilizing the 
initial core quality measurement set; and
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‘‘(C) any recommendations for legislative 
changes needed to improve the quality of care 
provided to children under titles XIX and XXI, 
including recommendations for quality reporting 
by States. 
‘‘(7) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to States to assist 
them in adopting and utilizing core child health 
quality measures in administering the State plans 
under titles XIX and XXI. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITION OF CORE SET.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘core set’ means a group of valid, reli-
able, and evidence-based quality measures that, 
taken together— 
‘‘(A) provide information regarding the 
quality of health coverage and health care for 
children; 
‘‘(B) 
address 
the 
needs 
of 
children 
throughout the developmental age span; and 
‘‘(C) allow purchasers, families, and health 
care providers to understand the quality of care 
in relation to the preventive needs of children, 
treatments aimed at managing and resolving 
acute conditions, and diagnostic and treatment 
services whose purpose is to correct or amelio-
189 
rate physical, mental, or developmental condi-
tions that could, if untreated or poorly treated, 
become chronic. 
‘‘(b) ADVANCING AND IMPROVING PEDIATRIC QUAL-
ITY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PEDIATRIC QUALITY 
MEASURES PROGRAM.—Not later than January 1, 
2011, the Secretary shall establish a pediatric qual-
ity measures program to— 
‘‘(A) improve and strengthen the initial 
core child health care quality measures estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) expand on existing pediatric quality 
measures used by public and private health care 
purchasers and advance the development of 
such new and emerging quality measures; and 
‘‘(C) increase the portfolio of evidence- 
based, consensus pediatric quality measures 
available to public and private purchasers of 
children’s health care services, providers, and 
consumers. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE-BASED MEASURES.—The meas-
ures developed under the pediatric quality measures 
program shall, at a minimum, be—
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‘‘(A) evidence-based and, where appro-
priate, risk adjusted; 
‘‘(B) designed to identify and eliminate ra-
cial and ethnic disparities in child health and 
the provision of health care; 
‘‘(C) designed to ensure that the data re-
quired for such measures is collected and re-
ported in a standard format that permits com-
parison of quality and data at a State, plan, 
and provider level; 
‘‘(D) periodically updated; and 
‘‘(E) responsive to the child health needs, 
services, and domains of health care quality de-
scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection 
(a)(6)(A). 
‘‘(3) PROCESS FOR PEDIATRIC QUALITY MEAS-
URES PROGRAM.—In identifying gaps in existing pe-
diatric quality measures and establishing priorities 
for development and advancement of such measures, 
the Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) States; 
‘‘(B) pediatricians, children’s hospitals, 
and other primary and specialized pediatric 
health care professionals (including members of 
the allied health professions) who specialize in
191 
the care and treatment of children, particularly 
children with special physical, mental, and de-
velopmental health care needs; 
‘‘(C) dental professionals, including pedi-
atric dental professionals; 
‘‘(D) health care providers that furnish 
primary health care to children and families 
who live in urban and rural medically under-
served communities or who are members of dis-
tinct population sub-groups at heightened risk 
for poor health outcomes; 
‘‘(E) national organizations representing 
children, including children with disabilities and 
children with chronic conditions; 
‘‘(F) national organizations representing 
consumers and purchasers of children’s health 
care; 
‘‘(G) national organizations and individuals 
with expertise in pediatric health quality meas-
urement; and 
‘‘(H) voluntary consensus standards set-
ting organizations and other organizations in-
volved in the advancement of evidence-based 
measures of health care.
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‘‘(4) DEVELOPING, VALIDATING, AND TESTING 
A PORTFOLIO OF PEDIATRIC QUALITY MEASURES.— 
As part of the program to advance pediatric quality 
measures, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) award grants and contracts for the 
development, testing, and validation of new, 
emerging, and innovative evidence-based meas-
ures for children’s health care services across 
the domains of quality described in clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii) of subsection (a)(6)(A); and 
‘‘(B) award grants and contracts for— 
‘‘(i) the development of consensus on 
evidence-based measures for children’s 
health care services; 
‘‘(ii) the dissemination of such meas-
ures to public and private purchasers of 
health care for children; and 
‘‘(iii) the updating of such measures 
as necessary. 
‘‘(5) REVISING, STRENGTHENING, AND IMPROV-
ING INITIAL CORE MEASURES.—Beginning no later 
than January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall publish recommended changes to the 
core measures described in subsection (a) that shall 
reflect the testing, validation, and consensus process
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for the development of pediatric quality measures 
described in subsection paragraphs (1) through (4). 
‘‘(6) DEFINITION
OF
PEDIATRIC
QUALITY 
MEASURE.—In this subsection, the term ‘pediatric 
quality measure’ means a measurement of clinical 
care that is capable of being examined through the 
collection and analysis of relevant information, that 
is developed in order to assess 1 or more aspects of 
pediatric health care quality in various institutional 
and ambulatory health care settings, including the 
structure of the clinical care system, the process of 
care, the outcome of care, or patient experiences in 
care. 
‘‘(7) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as supporting the restriction of 
coverage, under title XIX or XXI or otherwise, to 
only those services that are evidence-based. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL STATE REPORTS REGARDING STATE- 
SPECIFIC QUALITY OF CARE MEASURES APPLIED UNDER 
MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
STATE
REPORTS.—Each State 
with a State plan approved under title XIX or a 
State child health plan approved under title XXI 
shall annually report to the Secretary on the—
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‘‘(A) State-specific child health quality 
measures applied by the States under such 
plans, including measures described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(6); and 
‘‘(B) State-specific information on the 
quality of health care furnished to children 
under such plans, including information col-
lected through external quality reviews of man-
aged care organizations under section 1932 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–4) 
and benchmark plans under sections 1937 and 
2103 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–7, 1397cc). 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than September 
30, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall collect, analyze, and make publicly available the 
information reported by States under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
FOR IMPROVING 
THE QUALITY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE AND THE 
USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2013, the Secretary shall award 
not more than 10 grants to States and child health 
providers to conduct demonstration projects to 
evaluate promising ideas for improving the quality of
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children’s health care provided under title XIX or 
XXI, including projects to— 
‘‘(A) experiment with, and evaluate the use 
of, new measures of the quality of children’s 
health care under such titles (including testing 
the validity and suitability for reporting of such 
measures); 
‘‘(B) promote the use of health information 
technology in care delivery for children under 
such titles; 
‘‘(C) evaluate provider-based models which 
improve the delivery of children’s health care 
services under such titles, including care man-
agement for children with chronic conditions 
and the use of evidence-based approaches to im-
prove the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of 
health care services for children; or 
‘‘(D) demonstrate the impact of the model 
electronic health record format for children de-
veloped and disseminated under subsection (f) 
on improving pediatric health, including the ef-
fects of chronic childhood health conditions, and 
pediatric health care quality as well as reducing 
health care costs.
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) only 1 demonstration project funded 
under a grant awarded under this subsection 
shall be conducted in a State; and 
‘‘(B) demonstration projects funded under 
grants awarded under this subsection shall be 
conducted evenly between States with large 
urban areas and States with large rural areas. 
‘‘(3) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
MULTISTATE 
PROJECTS.—A demonstration project conducted with 
a grant awarded under this subsection may be con-
ducted on a multistate basis, as needed. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—$20,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under subsection (i) for a fiscal year 
shall be used to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(e) 
CHILDHOOD
OBESITY
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
CONDUCT
DEMONSTRA-
TION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, shall conduct a demonstration project to 
develop a comprehensive and systematic model for 
reducing childhood obesity by awarding grants to eli-
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gible entities to carry out such project. Such model 
shall— 
‘‘(A) identify, through self-assessment, be-
havioral risk factors for obesity among children; 
‘‘(B) identify, through self-assessment, 
needed clinical preventive and screening benefits 
among those children identified as target indi-
viduals on the basis of such risk factors; 
‘‘(C) provide ongoing support to such tar-
get individuals and their families to reduce risk 
factors and promote the appropriate use of pre-
ventive and screening benefits; and 
‘‘(D) be designed to improve health out-
comes, satisfaction, quality of life, and appro-
priate use of items and services for which med-
ical assistance is available under title XIX or 
child health assistance is available under title 
XXI among such target individuals. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY ENTITIES.—For purposes of 
this subsection, an eligible entity is any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A city, county, or Indian tribe. 
‘‘(B) A local or tribal educational agency. 
‘‘(C) An accredited university, college, or 
community college.
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‘‘(D) A Federally-qualified health center. 
‘‘(E) A local health department. 
‘‘(F) A health care provider. 
‘‘(G) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(H) Any other entity determined appro-
priate by the Secretary, including a consortia or 
partnership of entities described in any of sub-
paragraphs (A) through (G). 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity award-
ed a grant under this subsection shall use the funds 
made available under the grant to— 
‘‘(A) carry out community-based activities 
related to reducing childhood obesity, including 
by— 
‘‘(i) forming partnerships with enti-
ties, including schools and other facilities 
providing recreational services, to establish 
programs for after school and weekend 
community activities that are designed to 
reduce childhood obesity; 
‘‘(ii) 
forming 
partnerships 
with 
daycare facilities to establish programs 
that promote healthy eating behaviors and 
physical activity; and
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‘‘(iii) developing and evaluating com-
munity educational activities targeting 
good nutrition and promoting healthy eat-
ing behaviors; 
‘‘(B) carry out age-appropriate school- 
based activities that are designed to reduce 
childhood obesity, including by— 
‘‘(i) developing and testing edu-
cational curricula and intervention pro-
grams designed to promote healthy eating 
behaviors and habits in youth, which may 
include— 
‘‘(I) after hours physical activity 
programs; and 
‘‘(II) science-based interventions 
with multiple components to prevent 
eating disorders including nutritional 
content, understanding and respond-
ing to hunger and satiety, positive 
body image development, positive self- 
esteem development, and learning life 
skills (such as stress management, 
communication skills, problemsolving 
and decisionmaking skills), as well as 
consideration of cultural and develop-
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mental issues, and the role of family, 
school, and community; 
‘‘(ii) providing education and training 
to educational professionals regarding how 
to promote a healthy lifestyle and a 
healthy school environment for children; 
‘‘(iii) planning and implementing a 
healthy lifestyle curriculum or program 
with an emphasis on healthy eating behav-
iors and physical activity; and 
‘‘(iv) 
planning 
and 
implementing 
healthy lifestyle classes or programs for 
parents or guardians, with an emphasis on 
healthy eating behaviors and physical ac-
tivity for children; 
‘‘(C) carry out educational, counseling, 
promotional, and training activities through the 
local health care delivery systems including 
by— 
‘‘(i) promoting healthy eating behav-
iors and physical activity services to treat 
or prevent eating disorders, being over-
weight, and obesity;
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‘‘(ii) providing patient education and 
counseling to increase physical activity and 
promote healthy eating behaviors; 
‘‘(iii) training health professionals on 
how to identify and treat obese and over-
weight individuals which may include nu-
trition and physical activity counseling; 
and 
‘‘(iv) providing community education 
by a health professional on good nutrition 
and physical activity to develop a better 
understanding of the relationship between 
diet, physical activity, and eating disorders, 
obesity, or being overweight; and 
‘‘(D) provide, through qualified health pro-
fessionals, training and supervision for commu-
nity health workers to— 
‘‘(i) educate families regarding the re-
lationship between nutrition, eating habits, 
physical activity, and obesity; 
‘‘(ii) educate families about effective 
strategies to improve nutrition, establish 
healthy eating patterns, and establish ap-
propriate levels of physical activity; and
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‘‘(iii) educate and guide parents re-
garding the ability to model and commu-
nicate positive health behaviors. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to 
awarding grants to eligible entities— 
‘‘(A) that demonstrate that they have pre-
viously applied successfully for funds to carry 
out activities that seek to promote individual 
and community health and to prevent the inci-
dence of chronic disease and that can cite pub-
lished 
and 
peer-reviewed 
research 
dem-
onstrating that the activities that the entities 
propose to carry out with funds made available 
under the grant are effective; 
‘‘(B) that will carry out programs or ac-
tivities that seek to accomplish a goal or goals 
set by the State in the Healthy People 2010 
plan of the State; 
‘‘(C) that provide non-Federal contribu-
tions, either in cash or in-kind, to the costs of 
funding activities under the grants; 
‘‘(D) that develop comprehensive plans 
that include a strategy for extending program 
activities developed under grants in the years