Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6959
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 22, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 22, 2020
Latest Action
May 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6959
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
Connecticut
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act

This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid.

Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023.

The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
05/22/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/22/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:51 PM