Sec. 1. Short title; amendments to Social Security Act; references; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . CHIP Extension Act of 2014 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act. In this Act: The term CHIP means the program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ) (whether implemented under title XIX, XXI, or both, of the Social Security Act).
The term Medicaid means the program for medical assistance established under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; amendments to Social Security Act; references; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purposes. Sec. 3. General effective date; exception for State legislation; reliance on law. TITLE I—Financing Sec. 101. Extension of CHIP.
Sec. 102. Continuation and update of performance incentives. Sec. 103. Funds to address any Federal funding shortfalls for States. TITLE II—Eligibility and Enrollment Subtitle A—Coverage Continuity Sec. 201. State option to increase upper age limit for children with special health care needs. Sec. 202. Improving coverage transitions from Medicaid or CHIP to coverage under a qualified health plan. Sec. 203. Assuring coverage continuity for former foster care children. Subtitle B—Enrollment Simplification and Improvements Sec. 211.
Automatic enrollment for newborns under CHIP. Sec. 212. Express Lane Eligibility extension and application to pregnant women, foster children, and children with special health care needs. Sec. 213. Outreach to targeted populations. TITLE III—Affordability Sec. 301. Strengthened cost sharing protections under Medicaid and CHIP. TITLE IV—Benefits Sec. 401. Preventive health services. Sec. 402. Timely immunization coverage. TITLE V—Access and Quality Subtitle A—Pediatric Quality Measures Sec. 501.
Extending the pediatric quality measures program. Sec. 502. Improving the effectiveness of the pediatric quality measures. Sec. 503. Annual State reports regarding State-specific quality of care measures applied under Medicaid or CHIP. Sec. 504. Advisory panel regarding pediatric quality. Sec. 505. Extending and expanding demonstration projects. Subtitle B—Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Sec. 511. Supporting evidence-based care coordination in communities.
Subtitle C—Comparative study of Medicaid, CHIP, and qualified health plans Sec. 521. GAO study and report. TITLE VI—Budgetary Effects Sec. 601. Budgetary effect of this Act.
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