CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-423
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill provides that a child shall be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.</p> <p>Before January 1, 2018, this bill shall not apply to a child who is eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored health care plan.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 423 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2017 Mr. Tester (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Stabenow , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Brown , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program (a) Increase Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. (2) Before January 1, 2018, paragraph (1) shall not apply to a child who is eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (3) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title. . (b) Effective date Such subsection, as so amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.