Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 6, 2014)
Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.
Requires a qualified therapeutic foster care program to be state-licensed and provide: (1) foster care children under 21 with structured daily activities, including the development of age-appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis intervention and crisis support services, medication monitoring, counseling, and case management; and (2) foster care parents with specialized training and consultation in the management of children with mental illness, trauma, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, and specific additional training on the needs of each child provided such services.
What just happenedFeb 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 6, 2014
- Feb 7, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House