,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjag,mrs4 ,lawr5ce 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,langev91 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (         
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &      
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,b (     
title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act to
 ensure t m5tal heal? scre5+s &         
assessm5ts are provid$ to *ildr5 & y\?  
^u entry into fo/] c>e4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,timely      
,m5tal ,heal? = ,fo/] ,y\? ,act4  #b4   
,timely m5tal heal? scre5+s & assessm5ts
 = *ildr5 & y\? ^u entry into fo/] c>e  
7a7 ,/ate plan requirem5t ,section      
#dbb7;b77#ae77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7;b77#ae77;,a77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7i71 by      
ins]t+ & t require t an initial m5tal   
heal? scre5+ ( any *ild 9 fo/] c>e be   
complet$ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 ! *ild ent]s into fo/] c>e &1 9 ! case 

( any *ild 9 fo/] c>e = :om a m5tal     
heal? issue is id5tifi$ 9 su* initial   
scre5+1 t a compreh5sive assessm5t ( !  
m5tal heal? ( ! *ild be complet$ n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ! *ild ent]s   
into fo/] c>e be=e ! semicolon2 &  7#b7 
9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ scre5+s & ins]t+
 su* scre5+s & assessm5ts4  7b7         
,te*nical am5dm5t ,section              
#dbb7;b77#ae77;,a7 ( su* ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7;b77#ae77;,a77 is fur!r  
am5d$ 9 ! matt] be=e clause 7i71 by     
/rik+ provides & ins]t+ provide4  7c7   
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is section %all take effect on 
,janu>y #a1 #bjah4  7#b7 ,delay p]mitt$ 
if /ate legislation requir$ ,9 ! case ( 
a ,/ate plan approv$ "u "p ,b ( title   
,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act :i* !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
det]m9es requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r
 ?an legislation appropriat+ funds7 9   
ord] = ! plan to meet ! additional      
requirem5ts impos$ by ?is section1 !    

,/ate plan %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to  
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( su* "p solely  
on ! basis ( ! failure ( ! plan to meet 
su* additional requirem5ts be=e ! fir/  
day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! 
close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate 
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section4 ,= purposes ( ! 
previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 su* session %all be deem$ to be a      
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
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