Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 4, 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 4, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 4, 2014
- Feb 4, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 4, 2014IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate