Sec. 501. Medicaid and CHIP requirements for health screenings and referrals for eligible juveniles in public institutions
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Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended— in subsection (a)(84)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (D), after but ; in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (C), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: beginning on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins two years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, in the case of individuals who are eligible juveniles described in subsection (nn)(2), are within 30 days of the date on which such eligible juvenile is scheduled to be released from a public institution following adjudication, the State shall have in place a plan to ensure, and in accordance with such plan, provide— for, in the 30 days prior to the release of such an eligible juvenile from such public institution (or not later than one week after release from the public institution), and in coordination with such institution— any screening or diagnostic service which meets reasonable standards of medical and dental practice, as determined by the State, or as indicated as medically necessary, in accordance with paragraphs (1)(A) and
(5)of section 1905(r); and a mental health or other behavioral health screening that is a screening service described under section 1905(r)(1), or a diagnostic service described under paragraph
(5)of such section, if such screening or diagnostic service was not otherwise conducted pursuant to this clause; for, not later than one week after release from the public institution, referrals for such eligible juvenile to the appropriate care and services available under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) in the geographic region of the home or residence of such eligible juvenile, based on such screenings; and for, following the release of such eligible juvenile from such institution, not less than 30 days of targeted case management services furnished by a provider in the geographic region of the home or residence of such eligible juvenile. ; and in subsection (nn)(3), by striking
(30)and inserting
(31). The subdivision
(A)of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) following paragraph
(31)of such section is amended by inserting , or in the case of an eligible juvenile described in section 1902(a)(84)(D) with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management required under such subparagraph
(D)after (except as a patient in a medical institution . Section 2103(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397cc(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: With respect to individuals described in section 2110(b)(7), the State shall provide screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management otherwise covered under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) during the period described in such section with respect to such screenings, services, referrals, and case management. . Section 2110(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting except as provided in paragraph (7), before a child who is an inmate of a public institution ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A child shall not be considered to be described in paragraph (2)(A) if such child is an eligible juvenile (as described in section 1902(a)(84)(D)) with respect to the screenings, diagnostic services, referrals, and case management otherwise covered under the State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) during the period with respect to which such screenings, services, referrals, and case management is respectively required under such section. .
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Sec. 501
Medicaid and CHIP requirements for health screenings and referrals for eligible juveniles in public institutions
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