US Congress House Bill 2290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-8)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017 This bill establishes a definition, under Medicaid, for "qualified therapeutic family care services." Specifically, such services are those provided for children younger than age 21 who need institution-level care but can instead be cared for in a community placement through a licensed and accredited program that: (1) provides children with certain structured daily activities, and (2) provides parents and caregivers with specialized training and consultation.

Family-Based Care Services Act of 2017

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-05-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-05-02	House	Introduced in House

SB1357 (Related) 2017-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2290/BILLS-115hr2290ih.pdf