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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1793
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide
for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 2021
Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. MCGOVERN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities
Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster
youth under Medicaid.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immediate Coverage
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for Former Foster Youth Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAID ELIGI-
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BILITY FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH.
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Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients
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and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) is amended
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by striking ‘‘January 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘the date
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of enactment of the Immediate Coverage for Former Fos-
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ter Youth Act’’.
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SEC.
3.
OUTREACH
EFFORTS
FOR
ENROLLMENT
OF
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FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN.
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Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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1396a(a)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (85), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
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inserting a semicolon;
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(2) in paragraph (86), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (86) the fol-
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lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(87) not later than January 1, 2022, establish
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an outreach and enrollment program, in coordination
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with the State agency responsible for administering
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the State plan under part E of title IV and any
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other appropriate or interested agencies, designed to
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increase the enrollment of individuals who are eligi-
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ble for medical assistance under the State plan
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under paragraph (10)(A)(i)(IX) in accordance with
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best practices established by the Secretary.’’.
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