Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014
Latest action · Feb 4, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2014 to May 1, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Feb 4, 2014 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 25, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 1, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4016 | Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014 | Related bill | Feb 7, 2014 |
| HR 5364 | CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 | Related bill | Aug 1, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2014Introduced in Senate
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