,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bccg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,loebsack 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 and ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act to provide for a ,state ,medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under #ba years of age1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,coverage of statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under age #ba 7a7 ,child behavioral health access program activities for children under age #ba ,title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aidg4 ,coverage of statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under age #ba 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,b7 7relating to comparability7 and any other provision of this title for which the ,secretary determines it is necessary to waive in order to implement this section1 beginning ,january #a1 #bjag1 a ,state1 at its option as a ,state plan amendment1 may provide for medical assistance under this title for child behavioral health access program activities4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,child behavioral health access administrative program activities ,the term child behavioral health access administrative program activities means administrative activities that are carried out with respect to a child behavioral health access administrative program4 7#b7 ,child behavioral health access administrative program ,the term child behavioral health access administrative program means a program that1 with respect to behavioral health services furnished to individuals under #ba years of age-- 7,a7 designs1 develops1 and implements an organized statewide or regional network of mental health professionals that may include child and adolescent psychiatrists1 psychologists1 social workers1 psychiatric nurses1 nurse practitioners1 and substance abuse counselors to expand the capacity of pediatric primary care providers to deliver family-centered behavioral health care2 7,b7 conducts an assessment of critical child behavioral health consultation needs among pediatric primary care providers and their preferred mechanisms for receiving consultation and training and technical assistance2 7,c7 develops an online database and communication mechanisms1 including telehealth1 to facilitate consultation support to pediatric primary care providers1 to track referrals for behavioral evaluation made by such providers1 and to facilitate follow-up visits to such providers2 7,d7 conducts training and provides technical assistance to pediatric primary care providers to support the prevention1 early identification1 diagnosis1 treatment1 and referral of children with mental or behavioral health conditions2 7,e7 informs and assists pediatric providers in accessing child and adolescent psychiatry or behavioral health consultations1 referral for behavioral evaluation and treatment1 and in scheduling and conducting training and technical assistance2 7,f7 informs children eligible to receive medical assistance under this title and their families about the availability of the assistance available through the program2 7,g7 establishes mechanisms for measuring and monitoring increased access to child and adolescent behavioral health activities by pediatric primary care providers and expanded capacity of pediatric primary care providers to identify1 treat1 and refer children with mental or behavioral health problems2 and 7,h7 establishes mechanisms for coordination with other ,state mental or behavioral health resources for children and adolescents4 7#c7 ,pediatric primary care provider ,the term pediatric primary care provider includes a provider who is a general practitioner1 family medicine physician1 internal medicine physician1 or pediatrician4 4 7b7 ,enhanced ,,fmap ,section #aijc7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#h72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following new paragraph3 7#g7 for each calendar quarter during-- 7,a7 #bjah1 an amount equal to #ajj percent1 7,b7 #bjai1 an amount equal to #ij percent1 7,c7 #bjbj1 an amount equal to #hj percent1 7,d7 #bjba1 an amount equal to #gj percent1 and 7,e7 #bjbb and each year thereafter1 an amount equal to #fj percent1 of so much of the sums expended by the ,state plan as are attributable to providing child behavioral health access administrative program activities 7as defined in section #aidg72 plus 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made in this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4