HR 5414
117th Congress
House
Health
Adoption and foster care
Child health
Hospital care
Medicaid
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021
Introduced: September 29, 2021
Introduced by:
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021
This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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