1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act”.
Supporting Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Act
A BILL
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers, and for other purposes.
2. Findings
Congress finds that family-to-family health information centers—
assist families of children with disabilities or special health care needs to improve the well-being of children;
provide information to families regarding resources available to help children with disabilities or special health care needs;
work with representatives of health care organizations to facilitate collaboration between families of such children and professionals and organizations in the health care system;
since fiscal year 2007, the first year the Secretary of Health and Human Services began to develop and support such centers, they have spread to the extent that family-to-family information centers now operate in all 50 States; and
since fiscal year 2018, these centers have been, and continue to be, developed in the territories and for Indian tribes.
3. Extension for family-to-family health information centers
Section 501(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking “and 2019” and inserting “through 2024”; and
in paragraph (3)(C), by striking “fiscal years 2018 and 2019” and inserting “fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter”.