S 356
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Hallways to Health Act
Introduced: February 13, 2017
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Became law
Feb 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Hallways to Health Act
This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to:
- establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors;
- establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and
- require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based health centers.
In addition, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise school-based health center programs.
The bill also amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to specify that school-based health centers are essential community providers for purposes of inclusion in a qualified health plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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