Summary: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to: (1) prohibit the state from terminating (but allow it to suspend) enrollment under the state plan for medical assistance for an eligible juvenile because he or she is an inmate of a public institution; (2) require the state to restore enrollment automatically to such an individual upon his or her release, and take all steps necessary to ensure the enrollment is effective immediately upon release, unless the individual no longer meets eligibility requirements; and (3) require the state to process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, a juvenile inmate notwithstanding that he or she is an inmate.

risk youth medicaid protection act amends title xix medicaid social_security_act require state medicaid plans prohibit state terminating allow suspend enrollment state plan medical assistance eligible juvenile inmate public institution require state restore enrollment automatically individual release steps necessary ensure enrollment effective immediately release individual longer meets eligibility requirements require state process application medical assistance submitted behalf juvenile inmate notwithstanding inmate


Summary: TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for medical care for military dependents (e.g., TRICARE) to provide for breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

tricare improvement act requires contracts entered secretary defense dod medical care military dependents tricare provide breastfeeding support supplies counseling appropriate pregnancy postpartum period


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Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act or the NEWBORN Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award five-year grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. Defines "eligible entity" to mean a county, city, territorial, or tribal health department that has submitted a proposal to the Secretary that the Secretary deems likely to reduce infant mortality rates within the standard metropolitan statistical area involved.

Requires the Secretary to give preference to eligible entities proposing to serve any of the 15 counties or groups of counties with the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States in the past three years. Sets forth uses of grant funds, which may include: (1) developing a plan that identifies the individual needs of each community to be served and strategies to address those needs; (2) providing outreach to at-risk mothers; (3) developing and implementing standardized systems for improved access, utilization, and quality of social, educational, and clinical services to promote healthy pregnancies, full-term births, and healthy infancies delivered to women and their infants; (4) establishing a rural outreach program to provide care to at-risk mothers in rural areas; (5) establishing a regional public education campaign; and (6) coordinating efforts between health departments to be served through the infant mortality program and existing entities that work to reduce the rate of infant mortality within an area.

nationally enhancing babies outreach research act newborn act_-_requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting administrator health_resources_and_services_administration award year grants eligible entities create implement oversee infant mortality pilot programs defines eligible entity mean county city territorial tribal health department submitted proposal secretary secretary deems likely reduce infant mortality rates standard metropolitan_statistical_area involved requires secretary preference eligible entities proposing serve counties groups counties highest rates infant mortality united_states past years sets forth uses grant funds include developing plan identifies individual needs community served strategies address needs providing outreach risk mothers developing implementing standardized systems improved access utilization quality social educational clinical services promote healthy pregnancies term healthy delivered women infants establishing rural outreach program provide care risk mothers rural areas establishing regional public education campaign coordinating efforts health departments served infant mortality program existing entities work reduce rate infant mortality area


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Fit for LIFE Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to create or expand the offering of an innovative food distribution project that:

 serves a low-income area or one that is a food desert (an area without ready access to fresh, healthful, and affordable food) or food swamp (an area with an abundance of less healthful food options); is not supermarket-based; provides free or low-cost delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables; provides for the acquisition of produce trucks to distribute food without service or delivery charges; or provides for the establishment of a community food market at which fresh fruits and vegetables are sold at a low cost. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) expand the availability of free fruits and vegetables in elementary and secondary schools, child care centers, and family child care homes; (2) expand summer food service programs for children; and (3) establish a program providing nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year.

 Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to study physical activity by juveniles in juvenile justice facilities and the nutritional quality of meals and snacks served in the facilities.

 Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to enable local and tribal governments to conduct food security assessments.

 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of HHS to establish programs to reduce and prevent obesity in children.

 Requires the Secretaries of Education and HHS to award grants for health and fitness programs in secondary schools in low-income communities.

 Requires the Secretary of HHS to award grants to states for a community navigator program.

Expands coverage of obesity treatment and prevention programs and services in federal programs.

 Establishes the National Commission on Child Obesity.

Sets forth grant programs to increase physical activity in low-income communities and schools and prevent childhood obesity, including through the upgrading of educational facilities and child care centers and community use of elementary and secondary school buildings.

fit life act requires secretary agriculture usda grants create expand offering innovative food distribution project serves low income area food desert area ready access fresh healthful affordable food food area abundance healthful food options based provides free low cost delivery fresh fruits vegetables provides acquisition produce trucks distribute food service delivery charges provides establishment community food market fresh fruits vegetables sold low cost amends richard national school lunch act expand availability free fruits vegetables elementary secondary schools child care centers family child care homes expand summer food service programs children establish program providing nutritious food risk school children weekends extended school holidays school year directs administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention study physical activity juveniles juvenile justice facilities nutritional quality meals snacks served facilities requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish grant program enable local tribal governments conduct food security assessments amends public_health_service_act require secretary hhs establish programs reduce prevent obesity children requires secretaries education hhs award grants health fitness programs secondary schools low income communities requires secretary hhs award grants states community navigator program expands coverage obesity treatment prevention programs services federal programs establishes national_commission child obesity sets forth grant programs increase physical activity low income communities schools prevent childhood obesity including upgrading educational facilities child care centers community use elementary secondary school buildings


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Coordinated Recovery Initiative for Babies Act of 2014 or the CRIB Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the treatment and surveillance of, and available information concerning, neonatal abstinence syndrome (a group of problems occurring in a newborn who was exposed to addictive drugs while in the mother's womb).

Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to identify and compile best practices and to disseminate the practices, including through the public HHS website. Requires a review of the best practices at least every two years.

coordinated recovery initiative babies act crib act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs study treatment surveillance available information concerning neonatal abstinence syndrome group problems occurring newborn exposed drugs mother requires secretary establish advisory_panel identify compile best practices disseminate practices including public hhs website requires review best practices years


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Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 or the ACE Kids Act of 2014 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance to payment for items and services furnished under a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) Program which the state may elect to provide to eligible children with complex medical conditions.

Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled children, as well as designate pediatric care management services and pediatric focused care coordination and health promotion.

Requires eligible children to be enrolled prospectively in an MCCC program through initial assignment to a nationally designated children's hospital network.

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Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2014 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to: (1) analyze existing research on youth and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities as they transition out of the school-based support system; (2) research existing infrastructure for transitioning youth, including access to health care, continuing education programs, and community integration programs; and (3) develop a strategic plan for a Transition Navigator Grant Program to provide transitioning youth with support services.

Requires the Secretary to establish a Transition Navigator Grant Program to award grants to provide services based on the strategic plan. Directs the Secretary to contract a third party to evaluate the effectiveness of grantees in meeting the goals of the strategic plan.

assistance gaining experience independence navigation act age act_-_amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grant analyze existing research youth young adults autism spectrum disorder developmental disabilities transition school based support system research existing infrastructure transitioning youth including access health_care continuing education programs community integration programs develop strategic plan transition navigator grant program provide transitioning youth support services requires secretary establish transition navigator grant program award grants provide services based strategic plan directs secretary contract party evaluate effectiveness grantees meeting goals strategic plan


Summary: Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which the VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)

allows secretary veterans_affairs provide newborn child woman veteran receiving maternity care post delivery care services days child birth veteran delivered child facility facility contract services currently care provided days


Summary: Veterans Dependents' Parity Act - Extends the eligibility of a child for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status or whether the child is pursuing a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution.

veterans dependents parity act extends eligibility child medical care civilian health medical program department_of_veterans_affairs champva child 26th birthday regardless child marital status child pursuing time course instruction educational institution


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Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 - Defines "covered alien" as an alien: (1) who is a national or a resident of a country designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus; and (2) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual residence before residence in the United States if the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was a designated country.

States that a covered alien is ineligible to: (1) receive a U.S. visa or otherwise be admitted to the United States; or (2) enter the United States if the alien was lawfully present in the United States, departed the United States and visited a designated country, and is seeking to reenter the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of each covered alien.

Exempts from such coverage and requirements: (1) certain aid workers, and (2) persons authorized by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to travel to the United States for training.

Directs the President to report to Congress every 30 days regarding the spread of Ebola.

keeping america safe ebola act defines covered alien alien national resident country designated centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc widespread transmission ebola virus habitual residence habitual residence residence united_states alien seeking reenter united_states designated country states covered alien ineligible receive visa admitted united_states enter united_states alien lawfully present united_states departed united_states designated country seeking reenter united_states requires secretary state revoke visa covered alien exempts coverage requirements certain aid workers persons authorized secretary defense dod travel united_states training directs president report congress days spread ebola


Summary: Pregnancy Assistance Fund Expansion Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize additional funding for FY2014-FY2019 for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund for grants to states to assist pregnant and parenting teens and women.

pregnancy assistance fund expansion act_-_amends patient_protection affordable care act authorize additional funding fy2014-fy2019 pregnancy assistance fund grants states assist pregnant parenting teens women


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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 12, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Title I: PREEMIE Act Reauthorization - Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act to revise and reauthorize requirements for research on prematurity and preterm births.

Authorizes the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) conduct epidemiological studies (as currently required) on the clinical, biological, social, environmental, genetic, and behavioral factors related to prematurity, as appropriate; (2) conduct activities to improve national data to facilitate tracking preterm births; and (3) continue efforts to prevent preterm birth through the identification of opportunities for prevention and the assessment of their impact.

(Sec. 103) Requires the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth to give preference in awarding grants to an eligible entity that proposes to use the grant funds to develop plans for, or to establish, telehealth networks that provide prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies.

Revises and reauthorizes through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct demonstration projects related to preterm births.

Includes as activities under such projects programs to test and evaluate various strategies to provide information and education to health care providers and the public on: (1) the core risk factors for preterm labor and delivery, (2) medically indicated deliveries before full term, (3) the importance of preconception and prenatal care, (4) treatments and outcomes for premature infants, (5) meeting the informational needs of families during the stay of an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit, and (6) utilization of evidence-based strategies to prevent birth injuries.

Authorizes as additional activities under such projects the establishment of programs to increase the availability, awareness, and use of pregnancy and post-term information services that provide evidence-based, clinical information through counselors, community outreach efforts, electronic or telephonic communication, or other appropriate means regarding causes associated with prematurity, birth defects, or health risks to a post-term infant.

(Sec. 104) Repeals establishment of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality. Directs the Advisory Committee (or an existing advisory committee designated by the Secretary) to develop, and periodically review and revise, a plan for conducting and supporting research, education, and programs on preterm birth through HHS.

Requires the Secretary to designate an appropriate agency within HHS to coordinate existing studies and report to the Secretary and Congress on hospital readmissions of preterm infants.

Title II: National Pediatric Research Network - National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in carrying out the Pediatric Research Initiative, to consult with the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network.

Authorizes the Director of the Institute to award funding to public or private nonprofit entities for providing support for pediatric research consortia, including with respect to basic, clinical, behavioral, or translational research and the training of researchers in pediatric research techniques. Requires consortia to be formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions, coordinated by a lead institution or institutions, agree to disseminate scientific findings rapidly and efficiently to other consortia, NIH, FDA, and other relevant agencies, and meet requirements prescribed by the Director of NIH. Allows such support to be for a period of five years, with additional extensions at the discretion of the Director of NIH.

Requires the Director of NIH to provide for the coordination of activities among the consortia and to require the periodic preparation and submission of reports on their activities. Requires each pediatric research consortium receiving an award to assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the establishment or expansion of patient registries and other surveillance systems as appropriate and upon request by the CDC.

Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to consortia that agree to: (1) consider pediatric rare diseases or conditions or those related to birth defects; and (2) conduct or coordinate one or more multisite clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric rare diseases or conditions.

Title III: CHIMP Act Amendments - CHIMP Act Amendments of 2013 - (Sec. 302) Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to the lifetime care of chimpanzees used in federally conducted or supported medical research, to revise the sanctuary system of care, maintenance, and transportation of all chimpanzees under the ownership and control of NIH to: (1) authorize appropriations, in declining amounts, for FY2014-FY2018; (2) eliminate a restriction on reservation of funds for a fiscal year that requires appropriations to equal or exceed amounts appropriated for FY1999; and (3) require the use of funds for other compliant facilities to be determined by the Secretary (rather than, as under current law, by the board of directors of the nonprofit entity operating the facility).

 Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate: (1) the research status of NIH-owned or -controlled chimpanzees; (2) the costs of care and maintenance, broken down by research or retirement status, services included, and location; (3) the extent to which requirements that a nonprofit private entity match funding have been met; and (4) any options for cost savings for support and maintenance.

Requires the Director of NIH to report to Congress, with biennial updates, on: (1) the care, maintenance, and transportation of the chimpanzees under NIH ownership or control; (2) related costs; and (3) the research status of such chimpanzees.

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Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for: (1) improving state comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), and (2) increasing the rate of comprehensive and standardized autopsies for such deaths.

Requires the Director to: (1) develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for such deaths, and (2) commission a study on the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after investigation and autopsy.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to: (1) award grants for death scene investigation training specific for SUID and SUDC; (2) modify the national death case reporting system to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0-4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages; (3) conduct a needs assessment for investigations and determinations of such deaths; (4) develop public education and prevention programs to reduce stillbirths and address the racial and ethnic disparities in occurrence; (5) award grants for surveillance efforts on stillbirths; and (6) develop and conduct public education and prevention program aimed at reducing stillbirths.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to: (1) award grants for child death review programs and prevention strategies; (2) establish a public health awareness and education campaign on SUID and SUDC; and (3) award grants for support services to families who have experienced SUID, SUDC, or stillbirth.

Requires the Secretary to establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirths.

sudden unexpected death data enhancement awareness act_-_amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc award grants improving state comprehensive death scene investigations sudden infant death sudden death childhood increasing rate comprehensive standardized deaths requires director develop national guidelines standard protocol deaths commission study benefits appropriateness genetic testing infant early childhood deaths remain investigation requires secretary acting director award grants death scene investigation training specific modify national death case reporting system assure system provides population based data ages years age facilitates understanding root causes rates trends respect ages conduct needs assessment investigations determinations deaths develop public education prevention programs reduce address racial ethnic disparities occurrence award grants surveillance efforts develop conduct public education prevention program aimed reducing directs secretary acting administrator health_resources_and_services_administration hrsa award grants child death review programs prevention strategies establish public health awareness education campaign award grants support services families experienced requires secretary establish task_force develop national research plan determine causes prevent


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Makes a child eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) eligible for such care until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.

Makes such provision inapplicable before January 1, 2014, to a child who is eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored health care plan.

makes child eligible medical care civilian health medical program department_of_veterans_affairs champva eligible care child 26th birthday regardless child marital status makes provision inapplicable january child eligible enroll employer sponsored health_care plan


Summary: Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Centers) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2016 funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.

amends title maternal child health centers social_security_act extend fy2016 funding family family health information centers help families children disabilities special health_care needs informed choices health_care children


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Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of the pediatric quality measures program and the Medicaid Quality Measurement Program (MQMP), to: (1) review certain quality measures endorsed under the Medicare program that relate to the care of childbearing women and newborns, particularly with respect to their application to the programs under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP), identifying omissions and deficiencies in such applications; (2) develop and publish a set of maternity care quality measures for the Medicaid and CHIP programs in accordance with specified requirements; and (3) review the Mother and Infant Care (MIC) quality measures and develop, on an ongoing basis, any modifications of, or additions to, them that reflect the development, testing, validation, and consensus process.

Directs the Secretary to enter into grants, contracts, or intergovernmental agreements with qualified measure development entities to: (1) identify quality of care issues that are not adequately addressed by the MIC quality measures; and (2) develop, test, and validate modifications of such measures.

Requires a qualified measure development entity with such a grant, contract, or intergovernmental agreement to consult with voluntary consensus standards setting organizations and other organizations involved in the advancement of evidence-based measures of health to create, as part of the MIC quality measures, eMeasures (for which measurement data, including clinical data, will be collected electronically) aligned with the measures developed under the pediatric quality measures program and the MQMP. Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to adapt the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program surveys of providers, facilities, and health plans to ensure that the adapted surveys are effective in measuring aspects of care that childbearing women and newborns experience.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to support: (1) the development of new state and regional maternity care quality collaboratives; (2) expanded activities of existing maternity care quality collaboratives; and (3) maternity care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care.

quality care babies act_-_amends title social_security_act ssa direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs pediatric quality measures program medicaid quality measurement program review certain quality measures endorsed medicare program relate care childbearing women newborns particularly respect application programs ssa title xix medicaid xxi state children health insurance program chip identifying omissions deficiencies applications develop publish set maternity care quality measures medicaid chip programs accordance specified requirements review mother infant care quality measures develop ongoing basis modifications additions reflect development testing validation consensus process directs secretary enter grants contracts intergovernmental agreements qualified measure development entities identify quality care issues adequately addressed quality measures develop test validate modifications measures requires qualified measure development entity grant contract intergovernmental agreement consult voluntary consensus standards setting organizations organizations involved advancement evidence based measures health create quality measures measurement data including clinical data collected electronically aligned measures developed pediatric quality measures program requires agency healthcare_research_and_quality adapt consumer assessment healthcare providers systems program surveys providers facilities health plans ensure adapted surveys effective measuring aspects care childbearing women newborns experience authorizes secretary grants eligible entities support development new state regional maternity care quality collaboratives expanded activities existing maternity care quality collaboratives maternity care initiatives established state regional quality collaboratives focused exclusively maternity care


Summary: Family Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of qualified infertility treatment expenses. Limits the dollar amount of such credit to $12,970 for taxable years beginning in 2013, with a phase-out of such credit for taxpayers based on adjusted gross income. Defines "qualified infertility treatment expenses" as amounts paid for the treatment of infertility via in vitro fertilization if such treatment is provided by a licensed physician, surgeon, or other medical practitioner and is administered with respect to a diagnosis of infertility by a physician licensed in the United States.

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Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2018 cancer research programs under the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008.

 Replaces the current pediatric cancer research and awareness grant program carried out by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with a comprehensive children's cancer biorepositories program.

Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to eligible applicants to build upon existing initiatives to collect biospecimens and clinical and demographic information (including date of diagnosis, age at diagnosis, and patient's gender, race, and ethnicity) for at least 90% of all children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer in Comprehensive Children's Cancer Biorepositories for the purpose of achieving a better understanding of the cause of such cancers and the effects of treatments.

Permits award amounts to be used to: (1) acquire, preserve, and store high quality, donated biospecimens and associated clinical and demographic information on children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer in the United States; (2) maintain a secure searchable database for scientists and qualified health care professionals to research such biospecimens and data; and (3) make available and distribute such biospecimens and data to researchers and professionals for peer-reviewed research.

Revises the national childhood cancer registry grant program to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to state cancer registries to enhance and expand infrastructure to track the epidemiology of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) report regarding the barriers to conducting pediatric studies of oncologic therapies in applications for new drugs or biological products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including recommendations to improve development and access to new therapies as well as assessments of: (1) the feasibility of requiring studies for a pediatric oncologic indication if the therapeutic target of a drug or biologic product for an adult oncologic indication is highly relevant to any pediatric cancer to which it could apply, and (2) the impact of altering the current exemption for orphan drug designations relating to rare diseases or conditions.

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Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2013 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a grant to a research organization to: (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis of research on the topic of youth and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disability as such individuals age out of the school-based support system (transitioning youth), (2) conduct research on the existing infrastructure for transitioning youth, and (3) develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the establishment of a Transition Navigator grant program to provide transitioning youth with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary set of support services.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Transition Navigator Grant Program to award multiyear grants to establish and carry out a collaborative, interdisciplinary training and services initiative to train transition navigators to provide transitioning youth with the services and skills necessary to lead an independent, integrated life. Provides procedures for evaluation of grantee success in meeting the goal of the strategic plan submitted under this Act.

assistance gaining experience independence navigation act age act_-_amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs grant research organization conduct comprehensive analysis research topic youth young adults autism spectrum disorder developmental disability individuals age school based support system transitioning youth conduct research existing infrastructure transitioning youth develop comprehensive strategic plan establishment transition navigator grant program provide transitioning youth comprehensive interdisciplinary set support services directs secretary establish transition navigator grant program award multiyear grants establish carry collaborative interdisciplinary training services initiative train transition navigators provide transitioning youth services skills necessary lead independent integrated life provides procedures evaluation grantee success meeting goal strategic plan submitted act


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Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2013 or ConTACT Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.

Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a final report on such best practices by March 15, 2015.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states for: (1) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring school implementation of the guidelines; and (2) ensuring elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.

Directs the Secretary to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.

concussion treatment care tools act contact act amends public_health_service_act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish guidelines states implementation best practices diagnosis treatment management traumatic brain injuries school aged children including best practices relating student athletes returning play requires pediatric guideline expert panel centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc issue final report best practices march authorizes secretary grants states adopting disseminating ensuring school implementation guidelines ensuring elementary secondary schools implement computerized baseline post injury testing student athletes directs secretary require states receiving grants utilize extent practicable applicable expertise services offered local chapters national brain injury organizations


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Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2013 - Requires each state that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and that does not meet the requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions set forth in this Act as of the date of enactment of this Act to enact legislation or issue regulations establishing such requirements by the last day of the fifth full fiscal year after such date.

Requires each local educational agency in the state to develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that: (1) educates students, parents, and school personnel about concussions through specified activities; (2) encourages specified supports for a student recovering from a concussion; and (3) encourages the use of specified best practices designed to ensure the uniformity of safety standards, treatment, and management.

Requires each public elementary and secondary school to post on school grounds and make publicly available on the school website specified information on concussions.

Requires that if an individual designated from among school personnel for purposes of this Act suspects that a student has sustained a concussion: (1) the student shall be immediately removed from participation in a school-sponsored athletic activity and prohibited from returning to such activity until the student submits a written release from a health care professional; and (2) such designated individual shall report to the student's parent or guardian information regarding the date, time, and type of the injury suffered by the student and any actions taken to treat the student.

Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) reduce by specified percentages the amount a state receives under ESEA if it fails to comply with this Act within a specified time frame, and (2) provide prior written notification of such intended reduction to the state and to the appropriate congressional committees.

protecting student athletes concussions act requires state receives funds elementary secondary education act esea meet requirements prevention treatment concussions set forth act date enactment act enact legislation issue regulations establishing requirements day fifth fiscal year date requires local educational agency state develop implement standard plan concussion safety management students parents school personnel concussions specified activities encourages specified supports student recovering concussion encourages use specified best practices designed ensure uniformity safety standards treatment management requires public elementary secondary school post school grounds publicly available school website specified information concussions requires individual designated school personnel purposes act suspects student sustained concussion student shall immediately removed participation school sponsored athletic activity prohibited returning activity student submits written release health_care professional designated individual shall report student parent guardian information date time type injury suffered student actions taken treat student directs secretary education reduce specified percentages state receives esea fails comply act specified time frame provide prior written notification intended reduction state appropriate congressional committees


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Increasing Primary Care Access Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to, and enter contracts with, schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine to assist the schools in supporting programs of excellence in primary care.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to establish and implement procedures under which the amount of payments that a subsection (d) hospital would otherwise receive for indirect medical education costs for discharges occurring during an applicable period is adjusted based on the performance of the hospital on measures specified by the Secretary.

(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

Prohibits the Secretary from consulting with an organization representing physicians on adjustments to the fee schedule for physicians' services if the organization uses a group to formulate recommendations regarding such adjustments unless at least 40% of the group are board certified and practicing physicians in specified primary care fields.

Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program to provide funding for graduate medical residency training programs in primary care.

Requires the Secretary to award grants or enter into contracts for the establishment of six to eight Regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis to allocate funds to in-need primary care residency programs.

Increases the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for amounts expended on targeted graduate medical education in certain areas in need of primary care health professionals for a state which expanded Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Reauthorizes a program of payments to teaching health centers.

increasing primary care access act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants enter contracts schools medicine osteopathic medicine assist schools supporting programs excellence primary care amends title xviii medicare social_security_act require secretary establish implement procedures payments subsection hospital receive indirect medical education costs discharges occurring applicable period adjusted based performance hospital measures specified secretary generally subsection hospital acute care hospital particularly receives payments medicare inpatient prospective payment system ipps providing covered inpatient services eligible beneficiaries prohibits secretary consulting organization representing physicians adjustments fee schedule physicians services organization uses group formulate recommendations adjustments group board certified practicing physicians specified primary care fields directs secretary establish pilot program provide funding graduate medical residency training programs primary care requires secretary award grants enter contracts establishment regional centers health workforce analysis allocate funds need primary care residency programs increases federal medical assistance percentage fmap amounts expended targeted graduate medical education certain areas need primary care health professionals state expanded medicaid patient_protection affordable care act reauthorizes program payments teaching health centers


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Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.

Requires a qualified therapeutic foster care program to be state-licensed and provide: (1) foster care children under 21 with structured daily activities, including the development of age-appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis intervention and crisis support services, medication monitoring, counseling, and case management; and (2) foster care parents with specialized training and consultation in the management of children with mental illness, trauma, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, and specific additional training on the needs of each child provided such services.

quality foster care services act amends title xix medicaid social_security_act ssa extend medical assistance coverage therapeutic foster care services requires qualified therapeutic foster care program state licensed provide foster care children structured daily activities including development age appropriate social communication behavioral skills trauma informed gender responsive services crisis intervention crisis support services medication monitoring counseling case management foster care parents specialized training consultation management children mental illness trauma emotional behavioral disorders medically fragile conditions developmental disabilities specific additional training needs child provided services


Summary: TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for medical care for military dependents (e.g., TRICARE) to provide for breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

tricare improvement act requires contracts entered secretary defense dod medical care military dependents tricare provide breastfeeding support supplies counseling appropriate pregnancy postpartum period


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 23, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program through FY2019.

measure amended reported senate july summary version repeated emergency medical services children reauthorization act amends public_health_service_act reauthorize emergency medical services children program fy2019


Summary: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to: (1) prohibit the state from terminating (but allow it to suspend) enrollment under the state plan for medical assistance for an eligible juvenile because he or she is an inmate of a public institution; (2) require the state to restore enrollment automatically to such an individual upon his or her release, and take all steps necessary to ensure the enrollment is effective immediately upon release, unless the individual no longer meets eligibility requirements; and (3) require the state to process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, a juvenile inmate notwithstanding that he or she is an inmate.

risk youth medicaid protection act amends title xix medicaid social_security_act require state medicaid plans prohibit state terminating allow suspend enrollment state plan medical assistance eligible juvenile inmate public institution require state restore enrollment automatically individual release steps necessary ensure enrollment effective immediately release individual longer meets eligibility requirements require state process application medical assistance submitted behalf juvenile inmate notwithstanding inmate


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Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for any business expenses: (1) for advertising or marketing primarily directed at children (defined as individuals under the age of 14) to promote the consumption by such children of food of poor nutritional quality or of a brand primarily associated with food of poor nutritional quality that is primarily directed at children; and (2) for related expenses, including for travel, goods or services constituting entertainment, amusement, or recreation, gifts, or other promotion expenses.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to develop procedures to evaluate and identify food of poor nutritional quality and brands that are primarily associated with such food.

Authorizes additional funding to carry out the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

stop subsidizing childhood obesity act amends_the_internal_revenue_code deny tax deduction business expenses advertising marketing primarily directed children defined individuals age promote consumption children food poor nutritional quality brand primarily associated food poor nutritional quality primarily directed children related expenses including travel goods services constituting entertainment amusement recreation gifts promotion expenses directs secretary treasury enter contract institute_of_medicine develop procedures evaluate identify food poor nutritional quality primarily associated food authorizes additional funding carry fresh fruit vegetable program richard national school lunch act


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Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act or the SAFE PLAY Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop public education and awareness materials and resources concerning cardiac health, including:

 information to increase education and awareness of high risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm abnormalities that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in children, adolescents, and young adults; sudden cardiac arrest and cardiomyopathy risk assessment worksheets to increase awareness of warning signs of, and increase the likelihood of early detection and treatment of, life-threatening cardiac conditions; training materials for emergency interventions and use of life-saving emergency equipment; and recommendations for how schools, childcare centers, and local youth athletic organizations can develop and implement cardiac emergency response plans. Requires the Director to: (1) provide for dissemination of such information to school personnel, coaches, and families; and (2) develop data collection methods to determine the degree to which such persons have an understanding of cardiac issues.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to enable eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools served by such LEAs to purchase AEDs and implement nationally recognized CPR and AED training courses.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require a state, as a condition of receiving funds under such Act, to certify that it requires: (1) LEAs to implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management for public schools; (2) public schools to post information on the symptoms of, the risks posed by, and the actions a student should take in response to, a concussion; (3) public school personnel who suspect a student has sustained a concussion in a school-sponsored activity to notify the parents and prohibit the student from participating in such activity until they receive a written release from a health care professional; and (4) a public school's concussion management team to ensure that a student who has sustained a concussion is receiving appropriate academic supports.

Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop public education and awareness materials and resources to be disseminated to schools regarding risks from exposure to excessive heat and humidity and recommendations for how to avoid heat-related illness. Requires public schools to develop excessive heat action plans for school-sponsored athletic activities.

Requires the Director to develop guidelines for the development of emergency action plans for youth athletics.

Authorizes the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to develop information about the ingredients used in energy drinks and their potential side effects, and recommend guidelines for the safe use of such drinks by youth, for dissemination to public schools.

Requires the Director to: (1) expand, intensify, and coordinate CDC activities regarding cardiac conditions, concussions, and heat-related illnesses among youth athletes; and (2) report on fatalities and catastrophic injuries among youths participating an athletic activities.

supporting athletes families educators protect lives athletic youth act safe play act_-_amends public_health_service_act require director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc develop public education awareness materials resources concerning cardiac health including information increase education awareness high risk cardiac conditions genetic heart abnormalities cause sudden cardiac arrest children adolescents young adults sudden cardiac arrest cardiomyopathy risk assessment increase awareness warning signs increase likelihood early detection treatment life threatening cardiac conditions training materials emergency interventions use life saving emergency equipment recommendations schools childcare centers local youth athletic organizations develop implement cardiac emergency response plans requires director provide dissemination information school personnel coaches families develop data collection methods determine degree persons understanding cardiac issues directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs award grants enable eligible local educational agencies leas schools served leas purchase aeds implement nationally recognized cpr aed training courses amends elementary secondary education act require state condition receiving funds act certify requires leas implement standard plan concussion safety management public schools public schools post information symptoms risks posed actions student response concussion public school personnel suspect student sustained concussion school sponsored activity notify parents prohibit student participating activity receive written release health_care professional public school concussion management team ensure student sustained concussion receiving appropriate academic supports directs administrator national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa develop public education awareness materials resources disseminated schools risks exposure excessive heat recommendations avoid heat related illness requires public schools develop excessive heat action plans school sponsored athletic activities requires director develop guidelines development emergency action plans youth athletics authorizes commissioner food_and_drugs fda develop information ingredients energy drinks potential effects recommend guidelines safe use drinks youth dissemination public schools requires director expand intensify coordinate cdc activities cardiac conditions concussions heat related illnesses youth athletes report fatalities catastrophic injuries youths participating athletic activities


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Protecting Our Infants Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study maternal opiate abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome, identify gaps in evidence-informed recommendations for health care professionals and facilities regarding neonatal abstinence syndrome, and identify priority areas for additional research.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assist states in collecting data on neonatal abstinence syndrome, including incidence, causes, and demographics.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate the effectiveness of federal activities regarding substance abuse treatment for pregnant women and their children.

protecting infants act requires secretary health_and_human_services hhs study maternal opiate abuse neonatal abstinence syndrome identify gaps evidence informed recommendations health_care professionals facilities neonatal abstinence syndrome identify priority areas additional research requires director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc assist states collecting data neonatal abstinence syndrome including incidence causes demographics directs comptroller_general gao evaluate effectiveness federal activities substance abuse treatment pregnant women children


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Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue activities relating to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC).

Requires the CDC to provide for collection of epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through existing surveillance systems. Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update a standard data collection protocol and guidelines for postmortem stillbirth evaluation.

Directs the CDC to provide for collection of sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID and SUDC cases through the review of existing records.

Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update standard protocols for data collection and death scene investigation for SUID. Sets forth goals for SUID surveillance, including: (1) collecting information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death, (2) supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews to classify and characterize SUID, and (3) facilitating information sharing to improve reporting of SUID. Requires the death scene investigation protocol to include the collection of infant and family medical history, circumstances surrounding death, the infant's sleep position and sleep environment, and any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death.

Directs the CDC to develop and periodically update guidelines for standard autopsy protocols for SUID and SUDC.

Allows the Attorney General to conduct and support training for medical examiners, coroners, and others regarding standard protocols for death scene investigation and autopsies.

sudden unexpected death data enhancement awareness act_-_amends public_health_service_act require director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc continue activities relating sudden unexpected infant death sudden unexpected death childhood requires cdc provide collection information including existing surveillance systems requires cdc develop periodically update standard data collection protocol guidelines evaluation directs cdc provide collection death scene investigation clinical history information cases review existing records requires cdc develop periodically update standard protocols data collection death scene investigation sets forth goals surveillance including collecting information environmental medical circumstances death supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews classify characterize facilitating information sharing improve reporting requires death scene investigation protocol include collection infant family medical history circumstances surrounding death infant sleep position sleep environment accidental environmental factors associated death directs cdc develop periodically update guidelines standard protocols allows attorney general conduct support training medical examiners coroners standard protocols death scene investigation


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Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under this Act to assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health eligible for such funding.

 Sets forth assurances required for eligibility, including that: (1) the local education agency will enter into a memorandum of understanding with at least one relevant community-based entity that clearly states the responsibilities of each partner; (2) the program will include training of all school personnel, family members of children with mental health disorders, and concerned members of the community; and (3) the program will demonstrate the measures to be taken to sustain the program after funding terminates.

Requires grantees to comply with the health information privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including: (1) the development of guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) the development of measures of outcomes to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, to include student and family measures and local educational measures.

mental health schools act amends public_health_service_act revise community children violence program assist local communities schools applying public health approach mental health services including revising eligibility requirements grant contract cooperative agreement providing comprehensive school mental health programs culturally linguistically appropriate trauma informed age appropriate requires comprehensive school mental health program funded act assist children dealing trauma violence makes partnership local educational agency community program agency involved mental health eligible funding sets forth assurances required eligibility including local education agency enter memorandum understanding relevant community based entity clearly states responsibilities partner program include training school personnel family members children mental health disorders concerned members community program demonstrate measures taken sustain program funding terminates requires grantees comply health information privacy requirements health_insurance_portability_and_accountability_act hipaa requires administrator substance_abuse_and_mental_health_services_administration develop fiscally appropriate process evaluating grant program activities including development guidelines submission program data recipients development measures outcomes applied recipients evaluating programs include student family measures local educational measures


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Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015

 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare, and which provide neonatal and infant care, to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Establishes civil penalties for failure to have such security procedures in effect.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and establish criminal penalties for baby switching in hospitals.

infant protection baby switching prevention act amends title xviii medicare social_security_act require certain hospitals reimbursed medicare provide neonatal infant care effect security procedures reduce likelihood infant patient abduction baby switching including procedures identifying infant patients hospital manner ensures infants missing establishes civil penalties failure security procedures effect amends federal criminal code prohibit establish criminal penalties baby switching hospitals


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Veterans Dependents' Parity Act

Extends the eligibility of a child for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status or whether the child is pursuing a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution.

veterans dependents parity act extends eligibility child medical care civilian health medical program department_of_veterans_affairs champva child 26th birthday regardless child marital status child pursuing time course instruction educational institution


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Newborn Care Improvement Act

Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)

newborn care improvement act allows secretary veterans_affairs provide newborn child woman veteran receiving maternity care post delivery care services days child birth veteran delivered child facility facility contract services currently care provided days


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Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 or the ACE Kids Act of 2015

Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program.

Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled children, as well as designate pediatric care management services and pediatric focused care coordination and health promotion.

Requires a state to enroll eligible children prospectively in an MCCC program through an initial 90-day assignment to a nationally designated children's hospital network, unless the child opts not to participate in any MCCC program.

advancing care exceptional kids act ace kids act amends titles xix medicaid xxi children health insurance chip social_security_act allow state option elect provide medical assistance items services furnished eligible children medically complex conditions enrolled medicaid children care coordination program requires program things coordinate integrate provide furnishing range program services enrolled children designate pediatric care management services pediatric focused care coordination health promotion requires state enroll eligible children program initial day assignment nationally designated children hospital network child participate program


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Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 or the ConTACT Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.

Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a final report on best practices by July 31, 2015.

Authorizes HHS to make grants to states to: (1) adopt, disseminate, and ensure schools implement the guidelines; and (2) ensure elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.

Directs HHS to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.

concussion treatment care tools act contact act amends public_health_service_act direct department_of_health_and_human_services hhs establish guidelines states implementation best practices diagnosis treatment management traumatic brain injuries school aged children including best practices relating student athletes returning play requires pediatric guideline expert panel centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention issue final report best practices july authorizes hhs grants states adopt disseminate ensure schools implement guidelines ensure elementary secondary schools implement computerized baseline post injury testing student athletes directs hhs require states receiving grants utilize extent practicable applicable expertise services offered local chapters national brain injury organizations


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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas.

HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.

improving access maternity care act sec bill amends public_health_service_act require health_resources_and_services_administration hrsa identify maternity care health professional target areas areas health professional shortage areas shortage maternity care health professionals purposes assigning maternity care health professionals areas hrsa collect publish data comparing availability need maternity care health services health professional shortage areas areas areas


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Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2015

 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) establish and oversee a national system to accurately determine the incidence of sports-related concussions among youth, and (2) begin implementation of such system within one year of this Act's enactment.

Requires the data collected to include:

 the incidence of sports related concussions in individuals 5 through 21 years of age; demographic information of the injured individuals; pre-existing conditions of the injured individuals; the concussion history of the injured individuals; the use of protective equipment and impact monitoring devices; the qualifications of personnel diagnosing the concussions; and the cause, nature, and extent of the concussive injury. Requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support:

 research designed to inform the creation of guidelines for the management of short- and long-term sequelae of concussion in youth; research on the effects of concussions and repetitive head impacts on quality of life and the activities of daily living; research to identify predictors, and modifiers of outcomes, of concussions in youth; and research on age- and sex-related biomechanical determinants of injury risk for concussion in youth. Requires CDC to develop and disseminate to the public information regarding concussions.

Establishes a Concussion Research Commission, which shall study the programs and activities conducted pursuant to this Act and formulate systemic recommendations to increase knowledge about, and change the culture surrounding, concussions.

concussion awareness education act amends public_health_service_act require centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc establish oversee national system accurately determine incidence sports related concussions youth begin implementation system year act enactment requires data collected include incidence sports related concussions individuals years age demographic information injured individuals pre existing conditions injured individuals concussion history injured individuals use protective equipment impact monitoring devices qualifications personnel diagnosing concussions cause nature extent injury requires national_institutes_of_health conduct support research designed inform creation guidelines management short- long term concussion youth research effects concussions repetitive head impacts quality life activities daily living research identify predictors outcomes concussions youth research sex related determinants injury risk concussion youth requires cdc develop disseminate public information concussions establishes concussion research commission shall study programs activities conducted pursuant act formulate systemic recommendations increase knowledge change culture surrounding concussions


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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants to include young children. The programs are revised and reauthorized for FY2016-FY2020.

early hearing detection intervention act sec bill amends public_health_service_act expand programs deaf hard hearing newborns infants include young children programs revised reauthorized fy2016-fy2020


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Home Visiting Extension Act

This bill amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2015 the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs.

home visiting extension act bill amends title maternal child health services social_security_act extend fy2015 maternal infant early_childhood_home_visiting programs


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to report on prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (symptoms of withdrawal in a newborn). (An opioid is a drug with effects similar to opium, such as heroin or certain pain medications.) The report must include:

 an assessment of existing research on neonatal abstinence syndrome; an evaluation of the causes, and barriers to treatment, of opioid use disorders among women of reproductive age; an evaluation of treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorders and infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome; and recommendations on preventing, identifying, and treating opioid dependency in women and neonatal abstinence syndrome. (Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services must review its activities related to prenatal opioid use and neonatal abstinence syndrome and develop a strategy to address gaps in research and programs.

(Sec. 5) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must provide technical assistance to states to improve neonatal abstinence syndrome surveillance and make surveillance data publicly available.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure protecting infants act sec bill requires agency healthcare_research_and_quality report prenatal opioid abuse neonatal abstinence syndrome symptoms withdrawal newborn opioid drug effects similar opium heroin certain pain medications report include assessment existing research neonatal abstinence syndrome evaluation causes barriers treatment opioid use disorders women reproductive age evaluation treatment pregnant women opioid use disorders infants neonatal abstinence syndrome recommendations preventing identifying treating opioid dependency women neonatal abstinence syndrome sec department_of_health_and_human_services review activities related prenatal opioid use neonatal abstinence syndrome develop strategy address gaps research programs sec centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention provide technical assistance states improve neonatal abstinence syndrome surveillance surveillance data publicly available


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Advancing Hope Act of 2015

This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the priority review voucher program for rare pediatric diseases to include treatments for sickle cell disease and pediatric cancers.

The voucher program is extended by removing the provision terminating the program one year after the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) issuance of three rare pediatric disease vouchers.

A voucher may not be issued for a rare pediatric disease product if a voucher was issued for the product as a tropical disease product.

A tropical disease voucher may not be issued for a product that was approved, over two years before submitting an application to the FDA, for commercial marketing by a foreign government to treat a tropical disease.

advancing hope act bill amends federal food drug cosmetic act expand priority review voucher program rare pediatric diseases include treatments cell disease pediatric cancers voucher program extended removing provision terminating program year food_and_drug_administration fda issuance rare pediatric disease vouchers voucher issued rare pediatric disease product voucher issued product tropical disease product tropical disease voucher issued product approved years submitting application fda commercial marketing foreign government treat tropical disease


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Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2015

This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage to aliens lawfully present in the United States.

 Individuals granted deferred action are eligible for: (1) health insurance exchanges and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) premium subsidies under the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) Medicaid and CHIP.

health equity access law immigrant women families act heal immigrant women families act bill amends titles xix medicaid xxi children health insurance chip social_security_act extend medicaid chip coverage aliens lawfully present united_states individuals granted deferred action eligible health insurance exchanges reduced cost sharing patient_protection affordable care act premium subsidies internal_revenue_code medicaid chip


Summary:
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to a covered individual, in addition to any fertility treatment otherwise provided, assisted reproductive technology.

Defines: (1) "covered individual" to mean a veteran, regardless of sex, who is enrolled in the VA health care system, who has a service-connected disability, and whose disability includes an injury to the reproductive organs or the spinal cord that directly results in the veteran being unable to procreate without assisted reproductive technology and such veteran's spouse; and (2) "assisted reproductive technology" to include in vitro fertilization or any other specific technology used to assist reproduction that the VA deems appropriate.

Authorizes the VA to provide not more than three in vitro fertilization cycles that result in a total of not more than six implantation attempts.

Provides that the VA: (1) may provide for cryogenic storage of genetic material of a covered individual for not more than three years, after which the individual shall be responsible for the storage costs; (2) may not possess, or make any determination regarding the disposition of, genetic material of a covered individual; and (3) shall carry out any activities relating to the custody or disposition of such genetic material in accordance with the laws of the state in which the genetic material is located.

Prohibits the VA from providing any benefits relating to surrogacy or assisting with obtaining a third-party genetic material donation.

directs department_of_veterans_affairs furnish covered individual addition fertility treatment provided assisted reproductive technology defines covered individual mean veteran regardless sex enrolled health_care system service connected disability disability includes injury reproductive organs spinal cord directly results veteran unable assisted reproductive technology veteran spouse assisted reproductive technology include vitro fertilization specific technology assist reproduction deems appropriate authorizes provide vitro fertilization cycles result total attempts provides provide storage genetic material covered individual years individual shall responsible storage costs possess determination disposition genetic material covered individual shall carry activities relating custody disposition genetic material accordance laws state genetic material located prohibits providing benefits relating assisting obtaining party genetic material donation


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Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a national public outreach and educational campaign, including a website, to raise awareness of women's preventive health.

The campaign must describe guidelines for women's preventive services, promote well-woman visits, explain the women's preventive services that are covered by health insurance without patient cost sharing, and address health disparities.

Well-woman visits that a health care provider determines a woman needs in order to obtain all necessary preventive services must be covered by health insurance without patient cost sharing.

Health insurers may limit coverage of women's preventive services where guidelines do not specify the frequency, method, treatment, or setting for the services.

Cost sharing for a preventive health service provided by an out-of-network provider shall not be imposed if a woman does not have an in-network provider with the capacity to provide the service.

For a preventive health service that varies based on the patient's risk of disease, a woman must be treated as being at high risk for a disease if she has a family history of the disease or if a health care provider determines she is at high risk.

Requirements are described for women's preventive services coverage of breast cancer susceptibility screening, HIV testing, breastfeeding support, and contraception.

HHS must enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine (or another entity) to study and recommend the appropriate billing codes for a well-woman visit.

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Summary:
Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve a grant application for an airport development project only if the Secretary receives written assurances that the owner or operator of a large or medium hub airport will maintain a lactation area at each passenger terminal building of the airport behind the airport security screening area.

The bill defines "lactation area" to mean a room or other location in a commercial service airport for members of the public to express breast milk that:

 is shielded from view and free from intrusion from the public; has a door that can be locked; includes a place to sit, a table or other flat surface, and an electrical outlet; is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and is not located in a restroom. The Secretary may approve a terminal development project for the construction or installation of a lactation area at a commercial service airport.

friendly airports mothers act bill authorizes secretary transportation approve grant application airport development project secretary receives written assurances owner operator large medium hub airport maintain lactation area passenger terminal building airport airport security screening area bill defines lactation area mean room location commercial service airport members public express breast milk shielded view free intrusion public door locked includes place sit table flat surface electrical readily accessible usable individuals disabilities located restroom secretary approve terminal development project construction installation lactation area commercial service airport


Summary:
Children's Recovery from Trauma Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support programs that provide for the continued operation of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) and for research on evidence-based practices for identifying and treating children and youth with mental, behavioral, and biological disorders resulting from witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event.

HHS must award a cooperative agreement to a comprehensive national coordinating center to oversee NCTSI activities.

The NCTSI coordinating center must: (1) collect, analyze, and report data to establish the effectiveness of early identification and delivery of treatment and services; (2) focus on the development of services and resources to prevent the long-term consequences of child trauma; (3) collaborate with federal research institutions; and (4) collaborate with HHS in the dissemination of evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions, treatments, products, and other resources.

children recovery trauma act bill amends public_health_service_act require department_of_health_and_human_services hhs support programs provide continued operation national child traumatic stress initiative nctsi research evidence based practices identifying treating children youth mental behavioral biological disorders resulting witnessing experiencing traumatic event hhs award cooperative agreement comprehensive national coordinating center oversee nctsi activities nctsi coordinating center collect analyze report data establish effectiveness early identification delivery treatment services focus development services resources prevent long term consequences child trauma collaborate federal research institutions collaborate hhs dissemination evidence based trauma informed interventions treatments products resources


Summary:
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation; (2) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they choose not to accept, if such accommodation is unnecessary to perform the job; (3) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (4) require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations; or (5) take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against an employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations.

Sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices.

Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue regulations to carry out this Act, including the identification of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

Prohibits state immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action for a violation of this Act.

pregnant workers fairness act declares unlawful employment practice employers employment agencies labor organizations specified entities fail reasonable accommodations known limitations related pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions job applicants employees accommodation impose undue hardship entity business operation require job applicants employees accept accommodation choose accept accommodation unnecessary perform job deny employment opportunities based need entity reasonable accommodations require employees paid unpaid leave reasonable accommodation provided known limitations adverse action terms conditions privileges employment employee requesting reasonable accommodations sets forth enforcement procedures remedies civil rights act congressional_accountability_act government employee rights act rights protections extended presidential offices directs equal_employment_opportunity_commission issue regulations carry act including identification reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions prohibits state immunity eleventh amendment constitution action violation act