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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 5900.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfareand to regulate commerce among the states[Page H1157]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located. </p>]]></text>
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