Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5414
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2021-09-29
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2021 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida ) 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 that children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program are eligible for Medicaid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021 . 2. Exemption of children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program from the Medicaid IMD exclusion (a) In general Section 1905(a)(31)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(31)(B) ) is amended by inserting and services provided to any individual who is a child in foster care under the responsibility of a State who has been placed in a child care institution that is a qualified residential treatment program (as defined in section 472(k)(4)), without regard to whether payments are made on behalf of such child under section 472 after section 1915(l) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to items and services furnished in calendar quarters beginning on or after that date.