A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes.
Family Opportunity Act of 2004 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; and (2) add to the list of persons eligible for Medicaid home and community-based service waiver programs individuals under 21 years of age requiring inpatient psychiatric hospital services.
Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to: (1) make appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 2005 through 2007; and (2) authorize appropriations to the Secretary for FY 2008 and 2009 for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.
Amends SSA title XIX to confer Medicaid eligibility to persons who are under age 21 and who are eligible for SSI, effective on the later of: (1) the date the application was filed; or (2) the date the individual became eligible for SSI.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3740)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3740-3741)
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-157.
Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-157.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4946-4951; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4946-4948)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.