Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

Bill: 114-hr-3641
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2015-09-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Child health

Child safety and welfare

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make technical revisions&nbsp;indicating that medical assistance is available&nbsp;to former foster care children regardless of whether they move between states.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3641 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Ms. Bass (for herself, Mr. McDermott , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Doggett , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Norton , Mr. Payne , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kind , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Ellison ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act . 2. Coverage continuity for former foster care children up to age 26 (a) In general Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) ) is amended— (1) in item (bb), by striking are not described in or enrolled under and inserting are not described in and are not enrolled under ; (2) in item (cc), by striking responsibility of the State and inserting responsibility of a State ; and (3) in item (dd), by striking the State plan under this title or under a waiver of the and inserting a State plan under this title or under a waiver of such a . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.