A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.

Bill: 113-s-423
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-02-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Disability and paralysis

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Centers) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2016 funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 423 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2013 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.

1. Extension of funding for family-to-family health information centers Section 501(c)(1)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 701(c)(1)(A)(iii) ) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2016 .