Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1795
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 11, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 11, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1795
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
Connecticut
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill modifies certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid.

Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023.

The bill requires state Medicaid programs to also cover former foster youth who were placed in a legal guardianship with a kinship caregiver or were emancipated from foster care before the age of 18. The bill also repeals the provision that requires former foster youth to have been enrolled in a state Medicaid program while in foster care in order to qualify for Medicaid coverage until the age of 26. States must also establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youth.

Text (1)
March 11, 2021
Actions (3)
03/12/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/11/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/11/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:19 PM