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HR 1117 111th Congress House

Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a State plan option under Medicaid to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children who are … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a State plan option under Medicaid to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children who are medically fragile or have one or more chronic conditions that impede their ability to function.

Introduced: March 3, 2009 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health Child healthComprehensive health careMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a program of all-inclusive care for medically fragile children as a Medicaid state plan option.

Makes a child eligible if he or she is: (1) medically fragile based on health status and related indicators or is diagnosed as having one or more chronic conditions; (2) requires daily monitoring of a significant medical condition necessitating overall care planning in order to achieve or maintain optimum health and developmental status, and achieve community integration to the maximum extent possible; and (3) requires both medical assistance and at least two additional services furnished under an all-inclusive program as a result of functional deficits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
INGLIS, BOB
· Jul 31, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1117: Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1117/
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"H.R. 1117: Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1117/.
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H.R. 1117, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1117/.
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