,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbc,mr4  
,bilirakis 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (    
,florida1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
to ensure t m$ical assi/ance is         
available to *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e :o are   
plac$ 9 a qualifi$ resid5tial treatm5t  
program "u ! ,m$icaid program4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ensur+ ,m$icaid ,cont9uity = ,*ildr5 9 
,fo/] ,c>e ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,ensur+ t 
m$ical assi/ance is available to *ildr5 
9 fo/] c>e :o are plac$ 9 a qualifi$    
resid5tial treatm5t program "u !        
,m$icaid program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#aije7;a77#ca77;,b7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7a77#ca77;,b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 & c>e & s]vices provid$ to any         
individual :o is a *ild 9 fo/] c>e "u ! 
responsibility ( a ,/ate :o has be5     

plac$1 9 accordance ) ! requirem5ts (   
section #dge;,a7c71 9 a *ild c>e        
in/itution t is a qualifi$ resid5tial   
treatm5t program 7z def9$ 9 section     
#dgb7k77#d771 b only if paym5ts are be+ 
made on behalf ( su* *ild "u section    
#dgb ) respect to :i* ,f$]al paym5ts may
 be made "u section #dgd7;a77#a7 & only 
if ! *ild cont9ues to be 9 fo/] c>e "u !
 responsibility ( a ,/ate aft] section  
#aiae7l74  7b7 ,effective date ,!       
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to m$ical assi/ance     
furni%$ 9 cal5d> qu>t]s beg9n+ on or    
aft] ,octob] #a1 #bjbc4