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Dylan Lee James Act

Introduced: March 17, 2005 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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To President

Became law

Mar 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 17, 2005

Introduced in House

Mar 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Opportunity Act of 2005 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct demonstration projects under which up to ten States are awarded grants, on a competitive basis, to test the effectiveness in improving or maintaining a child's functional level and cost-effectiveness of providing coverage of home and community-based alternatives to psychiatric resident treatment for children enrolled in the Medicaid program.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.

Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

What's happening now March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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