3.0.0 82 2022-02-03T06:09:13Z 2022-02-03T06:09:13Z Senate S S 2009-01-06 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T20:37:21Z 2009-01-06 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Health Border security and unlawful immigration Child health Citizenship and naturalization Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Immigrant health and welfare Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance Health 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-09T21:49:08Z Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2014.

Requires the state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 85% of eligible targeted low-income children in the state.

Prohibits payment for child health assistance for a targeted low-income child in a family whose income exceeds 250% of the poverty line. Sets forth special rules for children with family income between 200% and 250% of the applicable poverty line.

Applies Medicaid citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP.

Terminates SCHIP coverage for nonpregnant adults.

Requires that individuals who are eligible for SCHIP and employer-sponsored coverage use the employer-sponsored coverage instead of SCHIP.

]]> Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act Short Titles as Introduced Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act Display Title Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, to limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s82is/xml/BILLS-111s82is.xml 2009-01-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.