US Congress Senate Bill 1992 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4016 (Related) 2014-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5364 (Related) 2014-08-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1992/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1992/BILLS-113s1992is.pdf