Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Summary
Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 11, 2021
Last action May 11, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 11, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about S 1544
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand S 1544. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline