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Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act

H.R. 6959 · 116th Congress · May 22, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act” .

2. Providing for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth

Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) is amended by striking “January 1, 2023” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act”.