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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1697
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide
for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 3, 2019
Mr. CASEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Finance
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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