Health Care for Young Adults Act of 2005 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) to permit states to provide Medicaid and SCHIP coverage of low-income youth up to age 23.
Provides for additional SCHIP allotments for the provision of coverage to optional young adults.
Amends SSA title XI to modify Medicaid caps for territories.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for grants to states in order to enable them to implement expansions of eligibility for children and young adults in their state Medicaid and state SCHIP plans.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3040 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3040
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States
to cover low-income youth up to age 23.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 22, 2005
Mr. Snyder (for himself, Mr. Allen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ross, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs.
Christensen, and Mr. Berry) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States
to cover low-income youth up to age 23.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ``Health Care for Young Adults Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING STATE OPTION FOR SCHIP AND MEDICAID COVERAGE OF YOUNG
ADULTS UP TO AGE 23.
(a) In General.--
(1) Medicaid.--(A) Section 1902(l)(1)(D) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(l)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting
``(or, at the option of the State, who have not attained 20,
21, or 22 years of age, as the State may elect)'' after ``have
not attained 19 years of age''.
(B) Clause (i) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by striking ``under the age
of 21, or, at the option of the State, under the age of 20, 19,
or 18 as the State may choose'' and inserting ``under the age
of 23, or, at the option of the State, under the age of 22, 21,
20, 19, or 18 as the State may elect''.
(2) SCHIP.--Section 2110(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397jj(c)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``19 years of age''
the following: ``(or, at the option of the State and subject to
the availability of additional allotments under section
2104(d), 20, 21, 22, or 23 years of age)''.
(b) Additional SCHIP Allotments for Providing Coverage of Optional
Young Adults.--
(1) In general.--Section 2104 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397dd) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the
following:
``(d) Additional Allotments for the Provision of Coverage to
Optional Young Adults.--
``(1) Appropriation; total allotment.--For the purpose of
providing additional allotments to States under this title,
there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2006 through
2009, $500,000,000.
``(2) State and territorial allotments.--In addition to the
allotments provided under subsections (b) and (c), subject to
paragraph (3), of the amount available for the additional
allotments under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall allot to each State with a State child health plan
approved under this title--
``(A) in the case of such a State other than a
commonwealth or territory described in subparagraph
(B), the same proportion as the proportion of the
State's allotment under subsection (b) (determined
without regard to subsection (f)) to the total amount
of the allotments under subsection (b) for such States
eligible for an allotment under this paragraph for such
fiscal year; and
``(B) in the case of a commonwealth or territory
described in subsection (c)(3), the same proportion as
the proportion of the commonwealth's or territory's
allotment under subsection (c) (determined without
regard to subsection (f)) to the total amount of the
allotments under subsection (c) for commonwealths and
territories eligible for an allotment under this
paragraph for such fiscal year.
``(3) Use of additional allotment.--Additional allotments
provided under this subsection are not available for amounts
expended before October 1, 2005. Such amounts are available for
amounts expended on or after such date only for--
``(A) expenditures described in section
1905(u)(4)(A); and
``(B) child health assistance for individuals who
are targeted low-income children and over 18 years of
age and who are low-income children only because of an
election by the State under section 2110(c)(1).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2104 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1397dd) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting ``subject to subsection
(d),'' after ``under this section,'';
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``and
subsection (d)'' after ``Subject to paragraph (4)'';
and
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``subject to
subsection (d),'' after ``for a fiscal year,''.
(c) Modification of Medicaid Caps for Territories.--Section 1108 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and
inserting ``subsections (g) and (h)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) The Secretary shall provide for such increase in the
limitations under subsections (f) and (g) with respect to each of the
territories as may be necessary for each such territory to provide for
an expansion of medicaid coverage to young adults described in section
1902(l)(1)(D).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to
items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2005, without
regard to whether regulations implementing such amendments have been
promulgated.
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT MEDICAID AND SCHIP EXPANSIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide for grants to States (as defined for purposes of titles XIX and
XXI of the Social Security Act) in order to enable such States to
implement expansions of eligibility for children and young adults their
State medicaid plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act and
State child health plans under title XXI of such Act. Such grants shall
be available for planning, implementation, and outreach with respect to
such expanded eligibility populations.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--Grants under this section shall be made
available under such terms and conditions, including the approval of a
grant application, as the Secretary shall specify.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for grants under
this section.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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