Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
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Overview
The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act aims to make it easier for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP to receive care from out-of-state healthcare providers. It requires states to establish a streamlined enrollment process allowing qualifying providers to treat children under 21 for five years without undergoing additional screening requirements beyond basic identification. These providers must have a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse and not have been previously excluded from federal or state healthcare programs.
Key provisions
- States must create a process for out-of-state providers to enroll in their Medicaid and CHIP plans.
- Eligible out-of-state providers can enroll for a 5-year period.
- Providers must be determined to have a limited risk of fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Providers must be enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program.
- The process must not require additional screening beyond basic identification (name and NPI).
- The Act applies to children under 21 years of age.
- States must adhere to existing payment requirements.
- Providers cannot have been previously excluded from federal or state healthcare programs.
Who is affected
- Children under 21 enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
- Out-of-state healthcare providers
- State Medicaid agencies
- Federal healthcare programs
- Parents/Guardians of children enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP
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