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<item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="1544" measure-id="id117s1544" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-05-11" update-date="2021-06-15">
<title>Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act</title>
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<action-date>2021-05-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-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>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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