United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1117 (111th)
Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009
Introduced
23 February 2009
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a program of all-inclusive care for medically fragile children as a Medicaid state plan option. Makes a child eligible if he or she is: (1) medically fragile based on health status and related indicators or is diagnosed as having one or more chronic conditions; (2) requires daily monitoring of a significant medical condition necessitating overall care planning in order to achieve or maintain optimum health and developmental status, and achieve community integration to the maximum extent possible; and (3) requires both medical assistance and at least two additional services furnished under an all-inclusive program as a result of functional deficits.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 February 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1117
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1117