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Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2015-11-18 00:00:00

Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to conduct demonstration projects to implement and evaluate strategies to help families address the diapering supply needs of eligible children.

Title XI of the Social Security Act is amended to exempt diaper benefits from the territorial payment ceiling.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Labor and employment
Date: 2015-11-19 00:00:00

Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2016-02-02 00:00:00

Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016

This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by a member of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-02-12 00:00:00

Reducing Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Children Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for: (1) improving state comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), (2) death scene investigation training specific to such deaths, (3) increasing the rate of comprehensive and standardized autopsies for such deaths, and (4) surveillance efforts on stillbirths.

The CDC must: (1) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID and SUDC, (2) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths, and (3) support public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence.

The Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants for: (1) infant and child death review programs and prevention strategies; and (2) support services for families who have experienced SUID, SUDC, or stillbirth.

The Department of Health and Human Services must establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirths.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-02-25 00:00:00

Hallways to Health Act

This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to:

 establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based health centers. In addition, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2021 and revise school-based health center programs. 

The bill also amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to specify that school-based health centers are essential community providers for purposes of inclusion in a qualified health plan.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-03-03 00:00:00

Aidan's Law

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals, child care centers, clinics, and similar institutions caring for infants who are 28 days or less of age to administer to such infants a test for adrenoleukodystrophy, a progressive genetic disease that can cause behavioral changes, seizures, and other neurological symptoms.

To be eligible for funds under the Heritable Disorders Program, a state must establish adrenoleukodystrophy testing standards and procedures. These standards and procedures are subject to review and approval by the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The committee must establish standards and procedures for states without approved standards and procedures.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-03-03 00:00:00

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to:

 identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill; publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality. HHS may make grants to eligible entities for:

 the development of new state and regional maternity and infant care quality collaboratives; expanded activities of existing collaboratives; and maternity and infant care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care. Under current law, HHS must contract with a consensus-based entity to carry out specified duties regarding performance measurement. The bill requires such an entity to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-04-18 00:00:00

Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb.

Specifically, the GAO shall report on:

 the prevalence of NAS, NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs, the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment, the prevalence of utilization of various care settings under state Medicaid programs for NAS treatment, any federal barriers to treating infants with NAS under state Medicaid programs, and best practices for treating infants with NAS. The GAO shall also report on its recommendations for improvements that will ensure access to NAS treatment under state Medicaid programs.

(Sec. 3) The bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude abuse-deterrent formulations of prescription drugs from the requirement that manufacturers of single-source or innovator drugs pay additional rebates to state Medicaid programs.

(Sec. 4) Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must use predictive modeling and other analytic technologies to identify improper Medicaid claims. The bill prohibits a state agency from using or disclosing such technologies except for purposes of administering a state Medicaid program or Children's Health Insurance Program. A state agency shall have in effect adequate data security and control policies to ensure that access to such information is restricted to authorized persons for authorized uses.

(Sec. 5) The bill places $5 million in the Medicaid Improvement Fund to be available beginning in FY2021.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-05-10 00:00:00

Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award the sponsor of a new drug or biological product for the treatment of newborns a neonatal drug exclusivity voucher upon approval of the medication. A neonatal drug exclusivity voucher is a transferable voucher for a one-year extension of all existing patents and marketing exclusivities for a brand name medication. For a sponsor to be eligible for a voucher, the new medication must: (1) treat a condition identified in the Priority List of Critical Needs for Neonates required under this bill, and (2) have been studied in newborns.

A voucher may be revoked if the new medication is not marketed in the United States within one year of approval.

A voucher may not be used: (1) to extend the marketing exclusivity period for a drug for which the FDA requires an assessment of the safety and effectiveness in newborns, or (2) on the same product as a priority review voucher.

A sponsor intending to use a voucher must notify the FDA at least 15 months before the expiration of the patents or exclusivity to be extended.

The Government Accountability Office must study the effectiveness of this voucher program.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-05-12 00:00:00

Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women to report on issues including: (1) the development of safe and effective therapies for such women, (2) ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of such women in clinical research, and (3) federal research activities regarding such women.

The Food and Drug Administration must report specified information including the number of new drugs approved based on research that included such women in clinical trials.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Taxation
Date: 2016-05-13 00:00:00

Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for: (1) advertising or marketing directed at children (age 14 or under) for food of poor nutritional quality or a brand primarily associated with food of poor nutritional quality; and (2) for related expenses, including for travel, goods or services constituting entertainment, amusement, or recreation, gifts, or other promotion expenses.

The Department of the Treasury must enter into a contract with the National Academy of Medicine to develop procedures to evaluate and identify food of poor nutritional quality and brands that are primarily associated with such food.

The bill authorizes additional funding to carry out the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2016-05-16 00:00:00

This bill states that the effective date for an award of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida is the date of the child's birth.

This amendment shall be effective as if included in the Agent Orange Benefits Act.

(Under current law the effective date for the provision of such benefits is January, 1, 1997 [but not before receipt of the application for benefits]. This bill thus provides "retroactive" benefits eligibility for children born before January 1, 1997.)
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-05-26 00:00:00

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start for Infants program for FY2017-FY2022. (The purpose of this program is to reduce infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes.)
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-05-27 00:00:00

Preserving Access to Medicaid for Americans Act of 2016

This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to eliminate: (1) certain Medicaid payment reductions with respect to states that did not implement Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) specified maintenance of effort requirements with respect to CHIP.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-06-14 00:00:00

Screening Hearts in Newborns for Early Detection of Congenital Heart Defect Act or the SHINE Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or cooperative agreements to states for: (1) developing and improving statewide newborn critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening, evaluation, diagnosis, results reporting, data collection and surveillance, and intervention programs and systems; and (2) assisting in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel for related purposes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to states in order to support programs and research concerning newborn CCHD screening, evaluation and intervention, and data collection and information systems.

The National Institutes of Health must: (1) conduct a CCHD research and development program on the efficacy of new screening techniques and technology, and (2) assist HHS in developing and deploying expanded coding terminology for pulse oximetry screening for CCHD and related evaluation and data collection.

The Health Resources and Services Administration must: (1) guide the assessment and improvement of screening standards and infrastructure needed for the implementation of a public health approach to point of care screening for congenital heart defects, and (2) develop a CCHD data collection system.

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health must provide guidance to health care providers, industry, and staff of the Food and Drug Administration on pulse oximeters and the unique role of pulse oximetry in screening neonatal patients.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-06-14 00:00:00

Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act or the CRIB Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to cover inpatient or outpatient services at a residential pediatric recovery center for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome) and their families.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-06-21 00:00:00

Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016

This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements with respect to the quality of care provided under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Current law requires a state that contracts with a Medicaid managed organization to develop and implement a quality assessment and improvement strategy. The bill extends this requirement to state contracts with providers of comparable primary care case management services and other health care services under Medicaid.

With respect to adults eligible for Medicaid and children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, a state must report annually on quality measures identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Such reporting shall be stratified by service delivery system.

CMS shall establish a Medicaid Quality Performance Bonus fund to award states for high attainment and improvement on a core set of quality measures. A state must designate at least 75% of any bonus funds for the development and operation of quality-related initiatives that will directly benefit providers or managed care entities participating in, or under a waiver of, the state plan for medical assistance. A state may use the remainder of such funds for activities related to the goals and purposes of the state plan.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2016-07-14 00:00:00

Flexibility in Family Sentencing Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize pre-judgment probation for a pregnant or postpartum woman who: (1) commits a specified low-level offense, and (2) is an addict.

 The conditions of probation must require participation in a court-approved drug treatment program and periodic medical evaluations.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-09-13 00:00:00

Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish and maintain a registry of: (1) women who are diagnosed during pregnancy as having been infected with Zika virus, and (2) the children of such women. The registry may include information on symptoms experienced by the women and children, testing of the women and children, and development of the children.

Information in the registry may be made available only for research.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-11-17 00:00:00

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through 2017 the priority review voucher program for treatments for rare pediatric diseases. (A priority review voucher is a transferable voucher that entitles the holder to have a new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2016-11-17 00:00:00

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through 2018 the priority review voucher program for treatments for rare pediatric diseases. (A priority review voucher is a transferable voucher that entitles the holder to have a new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Date: 2015-01-07 00:00:00

Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2015 or PRENDA

Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.

Defines "sex-selection abortion" as an abortion undertaken to eliminate an unborn child based on the sex or gender of the child.

Excludes from the definition of "abortion" actions taken to terminate a pregnancy if the intent is to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child, remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or remove an ectopic pregnancy.

Authorizes civil actions, for verifiable money damages for injuries and punitive damages, by: (1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject of an abortion performed or attempted through any of the above violations; and (2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection abortion.

Authorizes, to prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further abortions in violation of this Act, injunctive relief to be obtained by the women upon whom such an abortion is performed or attempted, spouses or parents of a woman upon whom such an abortion is performed, or the Attorney General.

Deems a violation of this Act to be prohibited discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Violators of title VI lose federal funding.)

Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. Imposes criminal penalties for a failure to so report.

Prohibits a woman having such an abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable.

Prohibits this Act from being construed to require that a health care provider has an affirmative duty to inquire as to the motivation for the abortion, absent the health care provider having knowledge or information that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2015-01-21 00:00:00

Pregnancy Assistance Fund Expansion Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for FY2016-FY2019 for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund for grants to states to assist pregnant and parenting teens and women.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2015-01-28 00:00:00

Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 or the ACE Kids Act of 2015

Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled children, as well as designate pediatric care management services and pediatric focused care coordination and health promotion.

Requires a state to enroll eligible children prospectively in an MCCC program through an initial 90-day assignment to a nationally designated children's hospital network, unless the child opts not to participate in any MCCC program.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2015-01-29 00:00:00

Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 or the ConTACT Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.

Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a final report on best practices by July 31, 2015.

Authorizes HHS to make grants to states to: (1) adopt, disseminate, and ensure schools implement the guidelines; and (2) ensure elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.

Directs HHS to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.
Topic: Health — Infants and Children
Subject: Health
Date: 2015-02-10 00:00:00

Family-Based Foster Care Services Act

 Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.

Requires a qualified therapeutic foster care program to be state-licensed and provide:

 foster care children under 21 with structured daily activities, including the development of age-appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis intervention and crisis support services, medication monitoring, counseling, and case management; and biological parents, kinship caregivers, and foster care parents with specialized training and consultation in the management of children with mental illness, trauma, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, the impact of trauma on child and caregiver, and specific additional training on the needs of each child provided such services.