AUTISM SPEAKS for AUTISM SPEAKS

Health Issues HCR

S. 428/H.R. 3325, ACE Kids Act of 2017, relating to providing care for children with complex medical conditions, all provisions; S.2237/H.R. 5306, EMPOWER Care Act, relating to reauthorizing the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, all provisions; H.R.6042, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system; H.R.3199, Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2017, relating to improving accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, all provisions; H.R. 4508, PROSPER Act, relating to supporting students in completing an affordable postsecondary education that will prepare them to enter the workforce with the skills they need for lifelong success, all provisions; H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, relating to reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, all provisions; Public Law 113-157, Autism CARES Act of 2014, relating to autism research and services, all provisions; reauthorization of Autism CARES Act of 2014; Kevin and Avontes Law of 2018 (enacted as Division Q of Public Law 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018), all provisions; Fiscal Year 2019 appropriations for autism and other scientific research, healthcare for people with autism, safety of people with autism, and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program autism program; Public Law 114-146, 21st Century Cures Act, sub-regulatory guidance relating to mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation; Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit under title XIX of the Social Security Act; Final Rule CMS 2249-F and CMS 2296-F, relating to long-term services and supports through home and community-based service programs, all provisions; education and employment of and healthcare and housing for people with autism; Medicaid, Social Security, and other benefit programs that affect people with autism; early access to care for people with autism; financing for long-term services and supports.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Bureau of Justice Assistance; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3199 (115th), H.R. 6042 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th), S. 428 (115th), S. 2237 (115th), H.R. 5306 (115th), H.R. 3325 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th)