,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjag,mr4 
,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security    
,act to allow for parent mentors to be  
eligible to receive outreach and        
enrollment grants under the ,children's 
,health ,insurance ,program under such  
title1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,child ,health ,outreach and        
,mentorship ,program ,act4  #b4         
,outreach and enrollment grants under   
,,chip  7a7 ,extension and              
reauthorization  7#a7 ,extension        
,section #baac7;a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acigmm7a77 is amended by striking #bjag
 and inserting #bjbc4  7#b7             
,reauthorization ,section #baac7;g7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #acigmm7a77 is amended by     
striking #adj1jjj1jjj for the period of 
fiscal years #bjji through #bjae and    
#dj1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal    
years #bjaf and #bjag and inserting the 
following3 #dj1jjj1jjj for the period of
 fiscal years #bjaf and #bjag and       
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjah through #bjbc4  7b7 ,making parent
 mentors eligible to receive grants     
,section #baac7;f7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acigmm7f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraph3  7,h7      
,parent mentors4  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#e7 ,parent mentor ,the term parent    
mentor means an individual who-- 7,a7 is
 a parent or guardian of at least one   
child who is an eligible child under    
this title or title ,,xix2 and  7,b7 is 
trained to assist families with children
 who have no health insurance coverage  
with respect to improving the social    

determinants of the health of such      
children1 including by providing--  7i7 
education about health insurance        
coverage1 including1 with respect to    
obtaining such coverage1 eligibility    
criteria and application and renewal    
processes2  7ii7 assistance with        
completing and submitting applications  
for health insurance coverage2  7iii7 a 
liaison between families and            
representatives of ,state plans under   
title ,,xix or ,state child health plans
 under this title2  7iv7 guidance on    
identifying medical and dental homes and
 community pharmacies for children2 and 
7v7 assistance and referrals to         
successfully address social determinants
 of children's health1 including        
poverty1 food insufficiency1 and        
housing4  4