ACE Kids Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 27, 2015)
Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 or the ACE Kids Act of 2015
Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.
Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled children, as well as designate pediatric care management services and pediatric focused care coordination and health promotion.
Requires a state to enroll eligible children prospectively in an MCCC program through an initial 90-day assignment to a nationally designated children's hospital network, unless the child opts not to participate in any MCCC program.
What just happenedJan 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 27, 2015
- Jan 30, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 27, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 27, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House