I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3059 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to ensure health insurance coverage con- tinuity for former foster youth. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 3, 2019 Ms. BASS 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 and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanded Coverage 4 for Former Foster Youth Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:46 Jun 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3059.IH H3059 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3059 IH SEC. 2. COVERAGE CONTINUITY FOR FORMER FOSTER 1 CARE CHILDREN UP TO AGE 26. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1002(a)(1)(B) of the 3 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public 4 Law 115–271) is amended by striking all that follows 5 after ‘‘item (cc),’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘by striking 6 ‘responsibility of the State’ and all that follows through 7 ‘475(8)(B)(iii); and’ and inserting ‘responsibility of a 8 State on the date of attaining 18 years of age (or such 9 higher age as such State has elected under section 10 475(8)(B)(iii)), or who were in such care at any age but 11 subsequently left such care to enter into a legal guardian- 12 ship with a kinship caregiver (without regard to whether 13 kinship guardianship payments are being made on behalf 14 of the child under this part) or were emancipated from 15 such care prior to attaining age 18;’ ’’. 16 (b) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 18 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social Security Act (42 19 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)), as amended by sec- 20 tion 1002(a) of the SUPPORT for Patients and 21 Communities Act (Public Law 115–271), is amend- 22 ed— 23 (A) in item (bb), by striking the semicolon 24 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 25 (B) by striking item (dd). 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:46 Jun 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3059.IH H3059 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3059 IH (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 1 by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2 2023. 3 SEC. 3. OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR ENROLLMENT OF 4 FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN. 5 Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 6 1396a(a)) is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (85), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 8 inserting a semicolon; 9 (2) in paragraph (86), by striking the period at 10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (86) the fol- 12 lowing new paragraph: 13 ‘‘(87) not later than January 1, 2020, establish 14 an outreach and enrollment program, in coordination 15 with the State agency responsible for administering 16 the State plan under part E of title IV and any 17 other appropriate or interested agencies, designed to 18 increase the enrollment of individuals who are eligi- 19 ble for medical assistance under the State plan 20 under paragraph (10)(A)(i)(IX) in accordance with 21 best practices established by the Secretary.’’. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:46 Jun 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3059.IH H3059 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS