S 1357
115th Congress
Senate
Health
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Child health
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Medicaid
Mental health
Family-Based Care Services Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Family-Based Care Services Act
This bill establishes a definition, under Medicaid, for "qualified therapeutic family care services." Specifically, such services are those provided for children younger than age 21 who need institution-level care but can instead be cared for in a community placement through a licensed and accredited program that: (1) provides children with certain structured daily activities, and (2) provides parents and caregivers with specialized training and consultation.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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