116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.
May 22, 2020
Ms. Bass (for herself, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Trone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act” .
SEC. 2. Providing for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth.
Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) is amended by striking “January 1, 2023” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act”.