[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2465 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2465

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include all public 
 clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines under the Medicaid 
                                program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 13, 2007

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include all public 
 clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines under the Medicaid 
                                program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccines for Children Access Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ALL PUBLIC CLINICS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PEDIATRIC 
              VACCINES UNDER MEDICAID.

    Section 1928(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396s(b)(2)(A)(iii)(I)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or a rural health clinic'' and inserting 
        ``, a rural health clinic''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or a public health clinic,'' after 
        ``1905(l)(1)),''.
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