[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 712 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 712

 To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for 
     immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2021

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for 
Former 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 Former Foster Youth Act''.

SEC. 3. OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR ENROLLMENT OF FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN.

    Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (85), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (86), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (86) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(87) not later than January 1, 2022, establish an 
        outreach and enrollment program, in coordination with the State 
        agency responsible for administering the State plan under part 
        E of title IV and any other appropriate or interested agencies, 
        designed to increase the enrollment of individuals who are 
        eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under 
        paragraph (10)(A)(i)(IX) in accordance with best practices 
        established by the Secretary.''.
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