Healthy Kids Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1364
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Citizenship
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Dental care
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to child health services
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health insurance
Home care services
Hospital care
Immigrant health
Immigration
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Language and languages
Medicaid
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medically uninsured
Minorities
Minority health
Performance measurement
Poor children
Pregnant women
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
Healthy Kids Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the SCHIP program.
 
Provides for two-year initial availability of SCHIP allotments and redistribution of unused allotments to address state funding shortfalls.

Provides for bonus payments for states that implement administrative policies to streamline enrollment procedures under Medicaid and SCHIP.
 
Gives states the option to provide for &quot;express lane&quot; and simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) or child health assistance under SCHIP.
 

 
Gives states the option to expand or add coverage of certain pregnant women and legal immigrants under Medicaid or SCHIP.
 

 
Prohibits limitations on SCHIP enrollment.
 
Gives states the option to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
 
Provides for increased federal matching rate for language services under Medicaid or SCHIP.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and SCHIP.
 
Requires coverage of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (EPSDT) services, including dental services under SCHIP.
 
Directs the HHS Secretary to establish a program to encourage and support the development of new and emerging quality and performance measures for pediatric care providers.
 

 
Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) pediatric care delivery demonstration projects; (2) a medical home demonstration project under Medicaid and SCHIP; and (3) disease prevention and treatment demonstration projects for ethnic and racial minority children.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to report on design and implementation of a demonstration project evaluating quality and performance measures for children's inpatient hospital services.
 
Establishes the Commission on Children's Health Coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S5938-5948)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5937-5938)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate