Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2020 to Nov 17, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Nov 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
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- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in House
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