Summary: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Financing of CHIP - (Sec. 101) Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the CHIP program (also known as SCHIP) through FY2012 at increased levels. (Sec. 102) Provides for the determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2008-FY2012. (Sec. 103) Makes a one-time appropriation of additional funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY2012. (Sec. 104) Revises funding requirements for the territories under CHIP and SSA title XIX (Medicaid) for FY2008-FY2012. Removes federal matching payments for data reporting systems from the overall limit on payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on federal funding under Medicaid and CHIP for such territories. (Sec. 105) Establishes in the Treasury the CHIP Incentive Bonuses Pool, from which incentive bonuses may be paid to states. (Sec. 106) Provides for phase-out of CHIP coverage for nonpregnant childless adults, leaving states an option to apply for a Medicaid waiver to continue coverage for such adults. Prescribes terms and conditions for coverage of parents of targeted low-income children. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on whether: (1) the coverage of a parent, a caretaker relative, or a legal guardian of a targeted low-income child under a state CHIP health plan increases the enrollment of, or the quality of care for, children; and (2) such parents, relatives, and legal guardians who enroll in such a plan are more likely to enroll their children in such a plan or in a state Medicaid plan. (Sec. 107) Gives states the option to cover targeted low-income pregnant women under CHIP through a state plan amendment if certain conditions are met, including that the state has established an income eligibility level of at least 185% of the federal poverty line for pregnant women under Medicaid. (Sec. 108) Establishes in the Treasury the CHIP Contingency Fund for payments to an eligible state solely to eliminate its shortfall (that is, the amount by which a state's available federal CHIP allotments are not adequate to cover the state's federal CHIP expenditures.) (Sec. 109) Revises requirements for the availability of allotments, with changes including: (1) making CHIP allotments only through FY2006 available for three years (as under current law); (2) making CHIP allotments for FY2007-FY2012 available for two years; and (3) establishing a rule for counting expenditures against CHIP contingency fund payments, fiscal year allotments, and incentive bonuses. (Sec. 110) Places a limitation on the matching rate for states that propose to cover children with effective family income exceeding 300% of the federal poverty line. (Sec. 111) Provides qualifying states the option to receive the enhanced portion of the CHIP matching rate for Medicaid coverage of certain children. Title II: Outreach and Enrollment - (Sec. 201) Amends SSA title XXI to direct the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities during FY2008-FY2012 to conduct outreach and enrollment efforts to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under CHIP and Medicaid. Makes necessary appropriations. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a national enrollment campaign to improve the enrollment of underserved child populations in CHIP and Medicaid programs. (Sec. 202) Amends SSA title XI to provide for increased outreach and enrollment of Indians in CHIP and Medicaid. Waives the 10% cap on CHIP payments for outreach with respect to any expenditures for outreach activities to families of Indian children likely to be eligible for child health assistance under the state Medicaid plan or related waivers, in order to inform such families of the availability of, and to assist them in enrolling their children in, such plans. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to establish a three-year demonstration program under which up to 10 states shall be authorized to rely on findings by an Express Lane agency to determine whether a child has met Medicaid or CHIP eligibility requirements. Makes necessary appropriations. (Sec. 204) Amends SSA title XIX to authorize a federal or state agency or private entity in possession of the sources of data directly relevant for Medicaid eligibility determination to convey such information to the state Medicaid agency, if such conveyance meets specified requirements. Title III: Reducing Barriers to Enrollment - (Sec. 301) Amends title XIX to give states the option to verify a declaration of U.S. citizenship or nationality for purposes of Medicaid eligibility through verification of name and Social Security number. (Sec. 302) Requires state child health insurance plans to describe procedures used to reduce administrative barriers to enrollment of children and eligible pregnant women under CHIP. Title IV: Reducing Barriers to Providing Premium Assistance - Subtitle A: Additional State Option for Providing Premium Assistance - (Sec. 401) Gives states the option to provide a premium assistance subsidy for qualified employer-sponsored coverage to all targeted low-income children eligible for CHIP who have access to such coverage in accordance with the requirements of this title. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on cost and coverage issues relating to any state premium assistance programs for which federal Medicaid and CHIP matching payments are made. (Sec. 402) Requires state CHIP plans to describe procedures in place to provide outreach, education, and enrollment assistance for families of children likely to be eligible for premium assistance subsidies under CHIP or a specified waiver. Subtitle B: Coordinating Premium Assistance With Private Coverage - (Sec. 411) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to permit an employee who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under the plan to enroll if either of the following conditions are met: (1) the employee or dependent covered under Medicaid or CHIP has coverage terminated as a result of loss of eligibility, and the employee requests coverage under the group health plan within 60 days after such termination; or (2) the employee or dependent becomes eligible for assistance, with respect to Medicaid or CHIP coverage, if the employee requests coverage within 60 days after the date the employee or dependent is determined to be eligible. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor jointly to establish a Medicaid, CHIP, and Employer-Sponsored Coverage Coordination Working Group to: (1) develop the model coverage disclosure form; and (2) identify impediments to the effective coordination of coverage available to families. Title V: Strengthening Quality of Care And Health Outcomes of Children - (Sec. 501) Amends SSA title XI to direct the Secretary to identify and publish for general comment an initial, recommended core set of child health quality measures for use by state Medicaid and CHIP programs, health insurance issuers and managed care entities that contract with such programs, and item and service providers. Directs the Secretary to identify existing quality of care measures for children that are: (1) in use under public and privately sponsored health care arrangements; or (2) part of reporting systems that measure both the presence and duration of health insurance coverage over time. Directs the Secretary to establish a pediatric quality measures program to improve and strengthen such initial core child health care quality measures. Directs the Secretary to award: (1) grants and contracts for the development, testing, and validation of new, emerging, and innovative evidence-based measures for children's health care services; and (2) up to 10 grants to states and child health providers for demonstration projects to evaluate promising ideas for improving the quality of children's health care and the use of health information technology. Allocates funding. Directs the Secretary to conduct a childhood obesity demonstration project. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to encourage the development and dissemination of a model electronic health record format for children enrolled in a state Medicaid or CHIP plan. Requires the Institute of Medicine to study and report to Congress on pediatric health and health care quality measures. Makes appropriations for this section. Increases the matching rate for collecting and reporting on child health measures. (Sec. 502) Specifies the information each state must cover in its annual CHIP report to the Secretary, including eligibility criteria, enrollment, and retention data. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on children's access to primary and specialty services under Medicaid and CHIP. (Sec. 503) Applies certain managed care quality safeguards to CHIP. Title VI: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 601) Makes a technical correction regarding current state authority under Medicaid. (Sec. 602) Applies a federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) of 90% to expenditures related to administration of payment error rate measurement (PERM) requirements applicable to CHIP. Excludes from the 10% cap on CHIP administrative costs all expenditures related to the administration of PERM requirements. Prohibits the Secretary from calculating or publishing any national or state-specific error rate based on the application of PERM requirements to CHIP until after a final rule implementing such requirements is in effect for all states. Specifies requirements for any calculation of a national error rate or a state specific error rate after such a final rule is in effect for all states. Requires the final rule implementing the PERM requirements to include: (1) clearly defined criteria for errors for both states and providers; (2) a clearly defined process for appealing error determinations by review contractors; and (3) clearly defined responsibilities and deadlines for states in implementing any corrective action plans. Directs the Secretary to review the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) requirements with PERM requirements and coordinate consistent implementation of both sets of requirements, while reducing redundancies. Allows a state to elect, for purposes of determining the erroneous excess payments for the applicable fiscal year medical assistance ratio, to substitute data resulting from the application of the PERM requirements to the state after the final rule implementing such requirements is in effect for all states for data obtained from the application of MEQC requirements to the state. Directs the Secretary to establish state-specific sample sizes for application of the PERM requirements with respect to state child health plans for fiscal years beginning with FY2009. (Sec. 603) Eliminates the counting of Medicaid child presumptive eligibility costs against a state's CHIP allotment. (Sec. 604) Appropriates increased amounts for data collection and requires the Secretary of Commerce, among other things, to make appropriate adjustments to the Current Population Survey (CPA) to: (1) develop more accurate state-specific estimates of the number of children enrolled under Medicaid; and (2) include health insurance survey information in the American Community Survey (ACS) related to children. Authorizes the Secretary to transition to the use of all, or some combination of, ACS estimates, instead of the CPS, if the Secretary of Commerce so recommends. (Sec. 605) Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to prescribe a formula for determination of Medicaid patient days for the calculation of disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. Makes a technical amendment to the requirement to provide early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment (epsdt) services for all children in benchmark benefit packages. (Sec. 607) Prescribes requirements to achieve mental health parity in CHIP plans. (Sec. 608) Requires the Secretary to make dental health grants to states for targeted low-income children enrolled in state child health plans. (Sec. 609) Applies to CHIP the prospective payment system (PPS) for federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics. Title VII: Revenue Provisions - (Sec. 701) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on: (1) cigars; (2) cigarettes; (3) cigarette papers; (4) cigarette tubes; (5) smokeless tobacco; (6) pipeless tobacco; (7) pipe tobacco; and (8) roll-your-own tobacco. Allows a credit of $500 against such increased excise taxes. Makes such tax increases on tobacco products effective January 1, 2008, and payable on or before April 1, 2008. (Sec. 702) Makes requirements relating to permits, inventories and reports, and records applicable to manufacturers and importers of processed tobacco. Revises criteria for the denial, suspension, or revocation of permits for tobacco manufacturers or importers. Requires immediate payment of tax on tobacco products not produced on the premises of the manufacturer. (Sec. 703) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to decrease from 114.50% to 113.25% the estimated tax rate for certain large corporations in the third quarter of 2012. Title VIII: Effective Date - Makes the the amendments made by this Act effective on October 1, 2007, regardless of whether final regulations have been promulgated to carry out such amendments. Allows certain state plans under titles XIX (Medicaid) or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act that require state legislation to meet additional requirements imposed by this Act additional time to make required plan changes.

children health insurance program reauthorization act title financing chip sec amends title xxi state children health insurance program chip social_security_act ssa reauthorize chip program known schip fy2012 increased levels sec provides determination allotments states district_of_columbia fy2008 fy2012 sec makes time appropriation additional funds secretary health_and_human_services fy2012 sec revises funding requirements territories chip ssa title xix medicaid fy2008 fy2012 removes federal matching payments data reporting systems overall limit payments puerto_rico virgin_islands guam northern_mariana_islands american_samoa directs comptroller_general report appropriate congressional committees federal funding medicaid chip territories sec establishes treasury chip incentive bonuses pool incentive bonuses paid states sec provides phase chip coverage adults leaving states option apply medicaid waiver continue coverage adults prescribes terms conditions coverage parents targeted low income children directs comptroller_general study report congress coverage parent caretaker relative legal guardian targeted low income child state chip health plan increases enrollment quality care children parents relatives legal guardians enroll plan likely enroll children plan state medicaid plan sec gives states option cover targeted low income pregnant women chip state plan amendment certain conditions met including state established income eligibility level federal poverty line pregnant women medicaid sec establishes treasury chip contingency fund payments eligible state solely eliminate shortfall state available federal chip allotments adequate cover state federal chip expenditures sec revises requirements availability allotments changes including making chip allotments fy2006 available years current law making chip allotments fy2007 fy2012 available years establishing rule counting expenditures chip contingency fund payments fiscal year allotments incentive bonuses sec places limitation matching rate states propose cover children effective family income exceeding federal poverty line sec provides qualifying states option receive enhanced portion chip matching rate medicaid coverage certain children title outreach enrollment sec amends ssa title xxi direct secretary award grants eligible entities fy2008 fy2012 conduct outreach enrollment efforts increase enrollment participation eligible children chip medicaid makes necessary appropriations directs secretary develop implement national enrollment campaign improve enrollment underserved child populations chip medicaid programs sec amends ssa title provide increased outreach enrollment indians chip medicaid waives cap chip payments outreach respect expenditures outreach activities families indian children likely eligible child health assistance state medicaid plan related waivers order inform families availability assist enrolling children plans sec directs secretary establish year demonstration program states shall authorized rely findings express lane agency determine child met medicaid chip eligibility requirements makes necessary appropriations sec amends ssa title xix authorize federal state agency private entity possession sources data directly relevant medicaid eligibility determination convey information state medicaid agency conveyance meets specified requirements title iii reducing barriers enrollment sec amends title xix states option verify declaration citizenship nationality purposes medicaid eligibility verification social_security number sec requires state child health insurance plans describe procedures reduce administrative barriers enrollment children eligible pregnant women chip title reducing barriers providing premium assistance subtitle additional state option providing premium assistance sec gives states option provide premium assistance subsidy qualified employer sponsored coverage targeted low income children eligible chip access coverage accordance requirements title directs comptroller_general_of_the_united_states study report congress cost coverage issues relating state premium assistance programs federal medicaid chip matching payments sec requires state chip plans describe procedures place provide outreach education enrollment assistance families children likely eligible premium assistance subsidies chip specified waiver subtitle coordinating premium assistance private coverage sec amends_the_internal_revenue_code require group health plan permit employee eligible enrolled coverage plan enroll following conditions met employee dependent covered medicaid chip coverage terminated result loss eligibility employee requests coverage group health plan days termination employee dependent eligible assistance respect medicaid chip coverage employee requests coverage days date employee dependent determined eligible directs secretary secretary labor jointly establish medicaid chip employer sponsored coverage coordination working_group develop model coverage disclosure form identify impediments effective coordination coverage available families title strengthening quality care health outcomes children sec amends ssa title direct secretary identify publish general comment initial recommended core set child health quality measures use state medicaid chip programs health insurance issuers managed care entities contract programs item service providers directs secretary identify existing quality care measures children use public privately sponsored health_care arrangements reporting systems measure presence duration health insurance coverage time directs secretary establish pediatric quality measures program improve strengthen initial core child health_care quality measures directs secretary award grants contracts development testing validation new emerging innovative evidence based measures children health_care services grants states child health providers demonstration projects evaluate promising ideas improving quality children health_care use health information technology allocates funding directs secretary conduct childhood obesity demonstration project authorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2012 directs secretary establish program encourage development dissemination model electronic health record format children enrolled state medicaid chip plan requires institute_of_medicine study report congress pediatric health health_care quality measures makes appropriations section increases matching rate collecting reporting child health measures sec specifies information state cover annual chip report secretary including eligibility criteria enrollment retention data requires comptroller_general study report appropriate congressional committees children access primary specialty services medicaid chip sec applies certain managed care quality safeguards chip title miscellaneous sec makes technical correction current state authority medicaid sec applies federal medical assistance percentage fmap expenditures related administration payment error rate measurement requirements applicable chip excludes cap chip administrative costs expenditures related administration requirements prohibits secretary calculating publishing national state specific error rate based application requirements chip final rule implementing requirements effect states specifies requirements calculation national error rate state specific error rate final rule effect states requires final rule implementing requirements include clearly defined criteria errors states providers clearly defined process appealing error determinations review contractors clearly defined responsibilities deadlines states implementing corrective action plans directs secretary review medicaid eligibility quality control requirements requirements coordinate consistent implementation sets requirements reducing allows state elect purposes determining erroneous excess payments applicable fiscal year medical assistance ratio substitute data resulting application requirements state final rule implementing requirements effect states data obtained application requirements state directs secretary establish state specific sample sizes application requirements respect state child health plans fiscal years beginning fy2009 sec eliminates counting medicaid child presumptive eligibility costs state chip allotment sec appropriates increased amounts data collection requires secretary commerce things appropriate adjustments current population survey develop accurate state specific estimates number children enrolled medicaid include health insurance survey information american_community_survey related children authorizes secretary transition use combination estimates instead secretary commerce recommends sec amends deficit reduction act prescribe formula determination medicaid patient days calculation disproportionate share hospital dsh payments makes technical amendment requirement provide early periodic screening diagnostic treatment services children benchmark benefit packages sec prescribes requirements achieve mental health parity chip plans sec requires secretary dental health grants states targeted low income children enrolled state child health plans sec applies chip prospective payment system pps federally qualified health centers rural health clinics title vii revenue provisions sec amends_the_internal_revenue_code increase excise tax cigars cigarettes cigarette papers cigarette tubes smokeless tobacco tobacco pipe tobacco roll tobacco allows credit increased excise taxes makes tax increases tobacco products effective january payable april sec makes requirements relating permits inventories reports records applicable manufacturers importers processed tobacco revises criteria denial suspension revocation permits tobacco manufacturers importers requires immediate payment tax tobacco products produced premises manufacturer sec amends tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act decrease estimated tax rate certain large corporations quarter title viii effective date makes amendments act effective october regardless final regulations promulgated carry amendments allows certain state plans titles xix medicaid xxi state children health insurance chip social_security_act require state legislation meet additional requirements imposed act additional time required plan changes


Summary: Makes null and void the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring states that have established or that expand the income eligibility level for children under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act above 250% of the federal poverty level to comply with new requirements as a condition of covering such children. Declares that such letter shall not be applied.Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) promulgating or implementing any requirement, rule, or provision similar to any requirement in the August 17, 2007, letter; or (2) applying any such requirement to any state plan amendment or waiver expanding the income eligibility level for children under title XXI.

makes null void august letter state health officials director center medicaid state operations centers medicare medicaid_services requiring states established expand income eligibility level children title xxi state children health insurance program schip social_security_act federal poverty level comply new requirements condition covering children declares letter shall applied prohibits secretary health_and_human_services promulgating implementing requirement rule provision similar requirement august letter applying requirement state plan amendment waiver expanding income eligibility level children title xxi


Summary: Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with the involvement of other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and an advisory committee, to establish and operate a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network.Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify, expand, and coordinate among existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; (2) provide for public access to an electronic national database that accepts data from the State Environmental Public Health Network (established by this Act), subject to privacy requirements; (3) prepare and periodically publish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Status Report and a Coordinated Network Health and Environment Report; (4) operate and maintain National Environmental Health Rapid Response Services; (5) provide technical assistance; and (6) develop minimum standards and procedures for data collection and reporting.Authorizes: (1) states to apply for grants to implement pilot projects to develop State Environmental Public Health Network enhancements and programs; and (2) the Secretary to award grants to at least five accredited schools or programs of public health for Centers of Excellence.Directs the Secretary: (1) to award John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships to eligible students enrolled in accredited schools of public health or medicine; and (2) through the CDC Director, to enter into cooperative agreements to train and place applied epidemiology fellows in state and local health departments and to expand CDC biomonitoring data collection.

coordinated environmental public health network act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc involvement federal agencies state local health departments advisory_committee establish operate coordinated environmental public health network directs secretary identify expand coordinate existing data surveillance systems surveys registries federal public health environmental infrastructure provide public access electronic national database accepts data state environmental public health network established act subject privacy requirements prepare periodically publish coordinated environmental public health network status report coordinated network health environment report operate maintain national environmental health rapid response services provide technical assistance develop minimum standards procedures data collection reporting authorizes states apply grants implement pilot projects develop state environmental public health network enhancements programs secretary award grants accredited schools programs public health centers_of_excellence directs secretary award john chafee public health scholarships eligible students enrolled accredited schools public health medicine cdc director enter cooperative agreements train place applied epidemiology fellows state local health departments expand cdc data collection


Summary: Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Services Program to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a research agenda for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD); (2) facilitate surveillance, public health research, and prevention of FASD; and (3) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to states and other entities to provide services for individuals with FASD, to educate court, law enforcement, and adoption officials on how to treat and support individuals with FASD, and to provide transitional services for individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.Requires: (1) the Secretary to provide for continuation of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; and (2) the Comptroller General to evaluate and make recommendations regarding appropriate federal FASD activities.Includes within the grant program for services to individuals with FASD: (1) respite care for caretakers of such individuals, (2) recruitment and training of mentors for such individuals; and (3) educational and supportive services to families of such individuals.Requires the Secretary of Education to direct the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to implement screening procedures and introduce curricula for educating children with FASD.Requires the Attorney General to direct the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to: (1) educate officials on how to treat individuals with FASD; (2) study the inadequacies of the current system for dealing with such individuals; and (3) develop transitional programs for such individuals who are released from incarceration.

advancing research prevention services act_-_amends public_health_service_act revise fetal alcohol syndrome prevention services program direct secretary health_and_human_services establish research agenda fetal alcohol spectrum disorders facilitate surveillance public health research prevention award grants contracts cooperative agreements states entities provide services individuals educate court law enforcement adoption officials treat support individuals provide transitional services individuals affected prenatal alcohol exposure requires secretary provide continuation interagency_coordinating_committee fetal alcohol syndrome comptroller_general evaluate recommendations appropriate federal activities includes grant program services individuals respite care individuals recruitment training mentors individuals educational supportive services families individuals requires secretary education direct office special education rehabilitative services implement screening procedures introduce curricula educating children attorney general direct office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention educate officials treat individuals study current system dealing individuals develop transitional programs individuals released incarceration


Summary: Kids First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.Provides for determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on expenditures and numbers of low-income children. Sets limitations on matching rates for populations other than targeted low-income children or pregnant women covered through a Section 1115 waiver.Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, extending, renewing, or amending a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a state after the enactment of this Act that would allow funds made available under SCHIP to be used to provide child health assistance or other health benefits coverage for any other adult other than a pregnant woman whose family income does not exceed the income eligibility level specified for a targeted low-income child in that state under a waiver or approved project.Requires a state to determine family income eligibility for child health assistance or other health benefits coverage under the state child health plan solely on the basis of the family's gross income.Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to conduct outreach and enrollment efforts designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP and SSA title XIX (Medicaid).Allows a state to elect to offer a premium assistance subsidy for qualified employer sponsored coverage to all targeted low-income children eligible for child health assistance. Allows any state the option to include an unborn child as a child under SCHIP.Repeals current federal payment rates at different specified percentages for different specified aspects of Medicaid administrative costs to prescribe a flat 50% rate for all such costs.Requires a 25% reduction in payments for Medicaid administrative costs (to prevent duplication of such payments under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV).

kids act_-_amends title xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act ssa revise reauthorize extend schip program fy2012 increased levels provides determination allotments states district_of_columbia based expenditures numbers low income children sets limitations matching rates populations targeted low income children pregnant women covered section waiver prohibits secretary health_and_human_services approving extending renewing amending waiver experimental pilot demonstration project respect state enactment act allow funds available schip provide child health assistance health benefits coverage adult pregnant woman family income exceed income eligibility level specified targeted low income child state waiver approved project requires state determine family income eligibility child health assistance health benefits coverage state child health plan solely basis family gross income directs secretary award grants eligible entities conduct outreach enrollment efforts designed increase enrollment participation eligible children schip ssa title xix state elect offer premium assistance subsidy qualified employer sponsored coverage targeted low income children eligible child health assistance allows state option include unborn child child current federal payment rates different specified percentages different specified aspects medicaid administrative costs prescribe flat rate costs requires reduction payments medicaid administrative costs prevent duplication payments temporary_assistance needy families tanf ssa title


Summary: More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children. Prohibits SCHIP payment for children with family income above 250% of the applicable poverty line. Sets forth special rules for SCHIP payment for children with family income above 200% of the applicable poverty line. Provides for standardization of income determinations. Applies citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP beneficiaries, and increases the federal matching rate for citizenship documentation enforcement under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and SCHIP. Places limitations on SCHIP eligibility based on substantial net assets. Requires state SCHIP plans to describe how they will provide for targeted low-income children covered under a group health plan. Revises federal financial participation requirements for employer-sponsored insurance. Requires the offering of alternative coverage options under SCHIP. Changes the allotment distribution formula for allotments to the states and the District of Columbia, particularly for targeted low-income children and pregnant women. Prohibits redistribution of unused allotments. Reauthorizes the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to improve outreach to and enrollment of eligible children. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a limited tax credit for qualified health insurance for any dependent child; and (2) advance payment to insurance providers of health insurance credit for purchasers of such insurance. Directs the Secretary to establish a State Health Innovation Commission to make grants to states for innovative health reform projects. Expresses the sense of the Senate that any increases in federal budget outlays resulting from this Act be fully offset by reductions in federal budget outlays, and that any reductions in federal revenues resulting from this Act be fully offset.

children choices act amends title xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act ssa require state schip plan specify achieve coverage targeted low income children prohibits schip payment children family income applicable poverty line sets forth special rules schip payment children family income applicable poverty line provides standardization income determinations applies citizenship documentation requirements schip beneficiaries increases federal matching rate citizenship documentation enforcement ssa title xix medicaid schip places limitations schip eligibility based substantial net assets requires state schip plans describe provide targeted low income children covered group health plan revises federal financial participation requirements employer sponsored insurance requires offering alternative coverage options schip changes allotment distribution formula allotments states district_of_columbia particularly targeted low income children pregnant women prohibits redistribution unused allotments reauthorizes schip program fy2012 increased levels directs secretary health_and_human_services grants eligible entities improve outreach enrollment eligible children amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow limited tax credit qualified health insurance dependent child advance payment insurance providers health insurance credit purchasers insurance directs secretary establish state health innovation commission grants states innovative health reform projects expresses sense senate increases federal budget outlays resulting act fully offset reductions federal budget outlays reductions federal revenues resulting act fully offset


Summary: Medical Homes Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a three-year demonstration project under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act for the implementation of a patient-centered medical home program to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing Medicaid and SCHIP assistance to an estimated 500,000 to 1 million targeted beneficiaries.

medical homes act directs secretary health_and_human_services establish year demonstration project titles xix medicaid xxi state children health insurance program schip social_security_act implementation patient centered medical home program improve effectiveness efficiency providing medicaid schip assistance estimated million targeted beneficiaries


Summary: Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for the inclusion of all public clinics for distribution of pediatric vaccines under Medicaid.

vaccines children access act amends title xix medicaid social_security_act provide inclusion public clinics distribution pediatric vaccines medicaid


Summary: Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the free distribution of adult vaccines through states to adults who do not have health insurance coverage, who receive such vaccines at federally-qualified health centers or federal, state, or local correctional institutions, and who are uninsured with respect to such vaccines; (2) require the Secretary to develop and maintain a plan to respond to vaccine shortages and to implement a plan to educate the public about adult immunization; and (3) allocate funds for state programs to provide free adult immunization and to require states receiving federal funding to develop plans to respond to vaccine shortages.Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit co-payments and cost-sharing charges for adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish standards for the measurement of use by Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of routinely recommended adult immunizations; and (2) study including adult immunization by Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as a performance measure under quality initiatives; (3) establish standards for the measurement of use by health care workers of adult immunizations for influenza; (4) study the best practices of health insurers and managed care organizations to encourage the use of adult immunizations; and (5) study the feasibility and advisability of including health care worker immunization rates as a performance measure for accreditation under Medicare.Requires coverage of adult immunization services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

vaccines uninsured adult act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services establish program free distribution adult vaccines states adults health insurance coverage receive vaccines federally qualified health centers federal state local correctional institutions uninsured respect vaccines require secretary develop maintain plan respond vaccine shortages implement plan educate public adult immunization allocate funds state programs provide free adult immunization require states receiving federal funding develop plans respond vaccine shortages amends title xix medicaid social_security_act prohibit payments cost sharing charges adult vaccines recommended advisory_committee_on_immunization_practices requires secretary establish standards measurement use medicare medicaid beneficiaries routinely recommended adult immunizations study including adult immunization medicare medicaid beneficiaries performance measure quality initiatives establish standards measurement use health_care workers adult immunizations influenza study best practices health insurers managed care organizations encourage use adult immunizations study feasibility advisability including health_care worker immunization rates performance measure accreditation medicare requires coverage adult immunization services federal_employees_health_benefits_program fehbp


Summary: Improved Vaccine Supply Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop a plan for the purchase, storage, and rotation of a six-month supply of vaccines routinely recommended for children and adults and vaccines that contribute to public health preparedness efforts. Requires the Secretary to: (1) fully implement the plan; and (2) require manufacturers of vaccines included in such supply to provide at least one year notice of a discontinuance of the manufacture of a vaccine.

improved vaccine supply act_-_amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc develop plan purchase storage rotation month supply vaccines routinely recommended children adults vaccines contribute public health preparedness efforts requires secretary fully implement plan require manufacturers vaccines included supply provide year notice discontinuance manufacture vaccine


Summary: MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medikids Program), which creates a program to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage, including prescription drugs for all children meeting specified age requirements.Creates the MediKids Trust Fund. Expands the membership of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to 19.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a MediKids premium for the taxable year, with an exemption for very low-income taxpayers; and (2) create a refundable tax credit providing a catastrophic limit on MediKids cost-sharing expenses.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to propose a gradual schedule of progressive tax changes to fund the Medikids program, as the number of enrollees grows in the out-years.

health insurance act amends social_security_act add new title xxii program creates program guarantee comprehensive health_care coverage including prescription drugs children meeting specified age requirements creates trust_fund expands membership medicare_payment_advisory_commission internal_revenue_code impose premium taxable year exemption low income taxpayers create refundable tax credit providing catastrophic limit cost sharing expenses directs secretary treasury propose gradual schedule progressive tax changes fund program number enrollees grows years


Summary: Save Lives First Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to allocate FY2009-FY2013 HIV/AIDS assistance as follows: (1) at least 55% for therapeutic medical care of individuals infected with HIV; and (2) at least 5% percent to expand the use of rapid HIV/AIDS testing, of which at least 25% shall be expended for assistance to countries that have adopted a national policy of universal rapid HIV/AIDS diagnosis of all patients of publicly funded facilities, including pregnant women and newborns. Requires the President to ensure that, by the end of FY2013, specified HIV/AIDS treatment, testing, and intervention goals have been met.

save lives act amends united_states_leadership hiv aids tuberculosis malaria_act allocate fy2009 fy2013 hiv aids assistance follows therapeutic medical care individuals infected hiv percent expand use rapid hiv aids testing shall expended assistance countries adopted national policy universal rapid hiv aids diagnosis patients publicly funded facilities including pregnant women newborns requires president ensure end fy2013 specified hiv aids treatment testing intervention goals met


Summary: Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for planning, establishing, and providing basic operating support for up to 20 national pediatric research consortia. Requires each such consortium to: (1) supplement, but not replace, the establishment of a comprehensive pediatric research portfolio; (2) conduct basic, clinical, behavioral, social, and translational research; and (3) conduct training and demonstration of advanced diagnostic and treatment methods relating to pediatrics.Requires the Director of NIH to provide for the coordination of information and ensure regular communication between consortia.

pediatric research consortia establishment act_-_amends public_health_service_act require director national_institutes_of_health nih acting director national institute child health human development award grants contracts cooperative agreements planning establishing providing basic operating support national pediatric research consortia requires consortium supplement replace establishment comprehensive pediatric research portfolio conduct basic clinical behavioral social translational research conduct training demonstration advanced diagnostic treatment methods relating pediatrics requires director nih provide coordination information ensure regular communication consortia


Summary: Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize an immunization grantee to use funds from a preventive health services grant to provide, through participating Women, Infants and Children Program clinics: (1) recommended vaccines to eligible children aged 0 to 35 months; (2) for the coordination of care or immunization services; or (3) payment for the salary of an immunization coordinator. Requires: (1) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state administrators of such immunization program to consult with the Food and Nutrition Service in carrying out activities related to screening for appropriate immunization services; and (2) any recipient of such a grant that receives funding for an immunization information system to permit all clinics that participate in preventive health services projects and in the Special Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program to have access to the system.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to annually conduct an immunization awareness campaign and carry out immunization education and outreach activities to: (1) increase the awareness of parents of the benefits of age appropriate immunizations; (2) inform the general public concerning the efficacy of new vaccines and new vaccine schedules; and (3) disseminate information that emphasizes the benefits of recommended vaccines for the public good.Requires activities under this Act to target areas with the greatest immunization needs in the 0 to 35 month age group.Calls for the Secretary and the Director to work to improve the integration of immunization information systems with electronic medical records, other health information systems, and health information exchanges.

infant immunization improvement act amends public_health_service_act authorize immunization grantee use funds preventive health services grant provide participating women infants children program clinics recommended vaccines eligible children aged months coordination care immunization services payment salary immunization coordinator requires director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc state administrators immunization program consult food nutrition service carrying activities related screening appropriate immunization services recipient grant receives funding immunization information system permit clinics participate preventive health services projects special supplemental food nutrition program access system requires secretary health_and_human_services acting director annually conduct immunization awareness campaign carry immunization education outreach activities increase awareness parents benefits age appropriate immunizations inform general public concerning efficacy new vaccines new vaccine schedules disseminate information emphasizes benefits recommended vaccines public good requires activities act target areas greatest immunization needs month age group calls secretary director work improve integration immunization information systems electronic medical records health information systems health information exchanges


Summary: BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 - Treats as a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act any consumer product that contains a detectable amount of bisphenol A (commonly known as BPA) and that is designed for or intended for use by, or care of, a child seven years of age or younger. Permits state laws that provide equal or greater protection. Requires a study on the health effects of BPA exposure in all age groups and in pregnant women.

bpa free kids act treats banned hazardous substance federal_hazardous_substances_act consumer product contains detectable bisphenol commonly known bpa designed intended use care child seven years age younger permits state laws provide equal greater protection requires study health effects bpa exposure age groups pregnant women


Summary: Responsible Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2008 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2013. Requires the state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 85% of eligible targeted low-income children in the state. Prohibits payment for child health assistance for a targeted low-income child in a family whose income exceeds 300% of the poverty line. Sets forth special rules for children with family income between 200% and 300% of the applicable poverty line. Applies Medicaid citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP. Terminates SCHIP coverage for nonpregnant adults. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the best practices by states in addressing the substitution of SCHIP coverage for private coverage (SCHIP crowd-out). Directs the Secretary to arrange with the Institute of Medicine to report to Congress on: (1) the most accurate, reliable, and timely way to measure the rate of public and private health benefits coverage among low-income children; and (2) SCHIP crowd-out. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register and post on the Department of Health and Human Services public website: (1) recommendations regarding best practices for states to address SCHIP crowd-out; and (2) uniform standards for related data collection. Requires each state with a SCHIP plan to submit to the Secretary a plan amendment describing how the state will address such SCHIP crowd-out and incorporate recommended best practices. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide that any compensation deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a nonqualified entity shall be taken into account for purposes of income taxation when there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation; and (2) add special rules for partners providing investment management services to partnership.

responsible expansion state children health insurance program act amends title xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act amended medicare medicaid schip extension act revise reauthorize extend schip program fy2013 requires state schip plan specify achieve coverage eligible targeted low income children state prohibits payment child health assistance targeted low income child family income exceeds poverty line sets forth special rules children family income applicable poverty line applies medicaid citizenship documentation requirements schip terminates schip coverage adults requires comptroller_general report congress best practices states addressing substitution schip coverage private coverage schip directs secretary arrange institute_of_medicine report congress accurate reliable timely way measure rate public private health benefits coverage low income children schip directs secretary publish federal_register post department_of_health_and_human_services public website recommendations best practices states address schip uniform standards related data collection requires state schip plan submit secretary plan amendment describing state address schip incorporate recommended best practices amends_the_internal_revenue_code provide compensation deferred nonqualified deferred compensation plan nonqualified entity shall taken account purposes income taxation substantial risk forfeiture rights compensation add special rules partners providing investment management services partnership


Summary: Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop: (1) a standard definition of stillbirth; and (2) a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance, including enhancing the National Vital Statistics System for the reporting of stillbirths. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to establish: (1) a national registry that can facilitate the understanding of root causes, rates, and trends of stillbirth; (2) public education and prevention programs aimed at reducing the occurrence of stillbirth; and (3) a population-based sudden, unexpected infant deaths (SUID) case registry that can facilitate the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID.

preventing act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services develop standard definition standard protocol data collection surveillance including enhancing national vital statistics system reporting requires secretary acting administrator health_resources_and_services_administration hrsa director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc director national_institutes_of_health nih establish national_registry facilitate understanding root causes rates trends public education prevention programs aimed reducing occurrence population based sudden unexpected infant deaths case registry facilitate understanding root causes rates trends


Summary: Healthy Transition Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or cooperative agreements to states: (1) to develop plans for the statewide coordination of services to assist adolescents and young adults with a serious mental health disorder in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to ensure their healthy transition to successful adult roles and responsibilities; and (2) for the coordination of such services.Requires the Secretary to designate a federal entity, or establish a Committee of Federal Partners, to coordinate programs providing such services. Directs such entity or committee to: (1) review how federal programs and efforts that address issues related to the transition of adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders may be coordinated to ensure the maximum benefit for the individuals being served; and (2) provide technical assistance to the states who are planning or implementing programs under this Act.

healthy transition act amends public_health_service_act require secretary health_and_human_services award grants cooperative agreements states develop plans statewide coordination services assist adolescents young adults mental health disorder acquiring skills knowledge resources necessary ensure healthy transition successful adult roles responsibilities coordination services requires secretary designate federal entity establish committee federal partners coordinate programs providing services directs entity committee review federal programs efforts address issues related transition adolescents young adults mental health disorders coordinated ensure maximum benefit individuals served provide technical assistance states planning implementing programs act


Summary: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of: (1) counseling for cessation of tobacco use; and (2) tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy. Provides for similar benefits under SSA titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services) and XIX (Medicaid).

medicare medicaid tobacco cessation promotion act amends title xviii medicare social_security_act provide medicare coverage counseling cessation tobacco use tobacco cessation provides similar benefits ssa titles maternal child health services xix medicaid


Summary: National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to convene a Conference on Pain to: (1) increase the recognition of pain as a significant public health problem; (2) evaluate the adequacy of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic pain; (3) identify barriers to appropriate pain care; and (4) establish an agenda for action that will reduce such barriers and improve pain care research, education, and clinical care. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Pain Consortium to: (1) establish a national agenda for research on the causes and effective treatments for pain; and (2) convene an annual conference of experts in pain research, treatment, and management to assess and make recommendations on NIH pain research activities and programs. Requires the Director of NIH to establish the National Pain Care Research Advisory Committee.Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to: (1) collect protocols and evidence-based practices regarding pain care at all stages of life; and (2) disseminate such information to regulatory and enforcement agencies, health care programs, payor and providers, health professions schools, hospices, and the general public.Allows the Secretary to provide for the development and implementation of programs to educate and train health care professionals in pain care.Requires the Secretary to establish a national pain care education outreach and awareness campaign.

national pain care policy act requires secretary health_and_human_services enter agreement institute_of_medicine convene conference pain increase recognition pain significant public health problem evaluate adequacy assessment diagnosis treatment management acute chronic pain identify barriers appropriate pain care establish agenda action reduce barriers improve pain care research education clinical care amends public_health_service_act require director national_institutes_of_health nih establish pain consortium establish national agenda research causes effective treatments pain convene annual conference experts pain research treatment management assess recommendations nih pain research activities programs requires director nih establish national pain care research advisory_committee requires director agency healthcare_research_and_quality collect protocols evidence based practices pain care stages life disseminate information regulatory enforcement agencies health_care programs payor providers health professions schools general public allows secretary provide development implementation programs educate train health_care professionals pain care requires secretary establish national pain care education outreach awareness campaign


Summary: Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than April 30, 2009, to use the best available science to: (1) promulgate a final rule revising EPA's lead-based paint hazard standard promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act to a more protective level that safeguards the health of pregnant women and children; and (2) require the use of a lead dust cleaning clearance methodology that ensures lead dust levels meet such revised standard. Requires the Administrator to ensure that EPA's Clean Air Science Advisory Committee peer reviews the analyses that the Administrator uses to revise such standard and to require the use of such methodology.Requires the Administrator, no later than April 22, 2010, to integrate into EPA's revised rules on renovation and remolding activities that create lead-based paint hazards such revised standard and methodology. Requires the Administrator to review and reevaluate the health protectiveness of the rule revising EPA's lead-based paint hazard standard to determine whether to increase protections for the health of pregnant women and children: (1) every five years; or (2) more frequently if significant scientific findings indicate that the standard should be so revised.Declares that this Act does not modify or affect any effective date described in the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Repainting Program" published on April 22, 2008.

protect pregnant women children dangerous lead exposures act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa later april use best available science promulgate final rule revising epa lead based paint hazard standard promulgated toxic_substances_control_act protective level safeguards health pregnant women children require use lead dust cleaning clearance methodology ensures lead dust levels meet revised standard requires administrator ensure epa clean_air science advisory_committee peer reviews analyses administrator uses revise standard require use methodology requires administrator later april integrate epa revised rules renovation activities create lead based paint hazards revised standard methodology requires administrator review reevaluate health rule revising epa lead based paint hazard standard determine increase protections health pregnant women children years frequently significant scientific findings indicate standard revised declares act modify affect effective date described final rule environmental_protection_agency entitled lead renovation repair program published april


Summary: Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Reduction Act - Establishes the Task Force on Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children to: (1) recommend to the President federal strategies for children's environmental health and safety; and (2) develop a proposed plan for use in ensuring that researchers and federal research agencies have access to information on federal research that relates to adverse health risk in children resulting from exposure to environmental health and safety risks.Directs each federal agency, for each regulatory action submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review that may concern an environmental health risk or safety risk that may disproportionately affect children, to provide: (1) an evaluation of the environmental health and safety effects of the planned regulation; and (2) an explanation of why the planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and reasonable feasible alternatives considered by the agency. Requires agencies to comply with such requirements to the maximum extent practicable in emergency situations.Requires the Director of OMB to convene the Forum on Child and Family Statistics to: (1) publish an annual report that describes the most important indicators of the well-being of U.S. children; (2) provide an ongoing review of federal collection and dissemination of data on children and families; and (3) make recommendations to improve the coverage and coordination of data collection and to reduce duplication and overlap.Applies this Act only to the executive branch.

children environmental health safety risk reduction act establishes task_force environmental health safety risks children recommend president federal strategies children environmental health safety develop proposed plan use ensuring researchers federal research agencies access information federal research relates adverse health risk children resulting exposure environmental health safety risks directs federal agency regulatory action submitted office_of_management_and_budget omb review concern environmental health risk safety risk disproportionately affect children provide evaluation environmental health safety effects planned regulation explanation planned regulation preferable potentially effective reasonable feasible alternatives considered agency requires agencies comply requirements maximum extent practicable emergency situations requires director omb convene forum child family statistics publish annual report describes important indicators children provide ongoing review federal collection dissemination data children families recommendations improve coverage coordination data collection reduce duplication overlap applies act executive branch


Summary: Medically Fragile Children's Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a program of all-inclusive care for medically fragile children as a Medicaid state plan option. Makes a child eligible if he or she is: (1) medically fragile based on health status and related indicators or is diagnosed as having one or more chronic conditions; (2) requires daily monitoring of a significant medical condition necessitating overall care planning in order to achieve or maintain optimum health and developmental status, and achieve community integration to the maximum extent possible; and (3) requires both medical assistance and at least two additional services furnished under an all-inclusive program as a result of functional deficits.

medically fragile children act amends title xix medicaid social_security_act establish program inclusive care medically fragile children medicaid state plan option makes child eligible medically fragile based health status related indicators diagnosed having chronic conditions requires daily monitoring significant medical condition necessitating overall care planning order achieve maintain optimum health developmental status achieve community integration maximum extent possible requires medical assistance additional services furnished inclusive program result functional deficits


Summary: Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than April 30, 2009, to use the best available science to: (1) promulgate a final rule revising EPA's lead-based paint hazard standard promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act to a more protective level that safeguards the health of pregnant women and children; and (2) require the use of a lead dust cleaning clearance methodology that ensures lead dust levels meet such revised standard. Requires the Administrator to ensure that EPA's Clean Air Science Advisory Committee peer reviews the analyses that the Administrator uses to revise such standard and to require the use of such methodology.Requires the Administrator, no later than April 22, 2010, to integrate into EPA's revised rules on renovation and remolding activities that create lead-based paint hazards such revised standard and methodology. Requires the Administrator to review and reevaluate the health protectiveness of the rule revising EPA's lead-based paint hazard standard to determine whether to increase protections for the health of pregnant women and children: (1) every five years; or (2) more frequently if significant scientific findings indicate that the standard should be so revised.Declares that this Act does not modify or affect any effective date described in the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Repainting Program" published on April 22, 2008. Requires the Administrator to: (1) update such final rule to include requirements concerning the reduction of lead hazards; and (2) establish a grant program to expand training opportunities relating to lead-based paint that are available at the state and tribal level. Sets forth provisions concerning the use of funds from such grant program.

protect pregnant women children dangerous lead exposures act requires administrator environmental_protection_agency epa later april use best available science promulgate final rule revising epa lead based paint hazard standard promulgated toxic_substances_control_act protective level safeguards health pregnant women children require use lead dust cleaning clearance methodology ensures lead dust levels meet revised standard requires administrator ensure epa clean_air science advisory_committee peer reviews analyses administrator uses revise standard require use methodology requires administrator later april integrate epa revised rules renovation activities create lead based paint hazards revised standard methodology requires administrator review reevaluate health rule revising epa lead based paint hazard standard determine increase protections health pregnant women children years frequently significant scientific findings indicate standard revised declares act modify affect effective date described final rule environmental_protection_agency entitled lead renovation repair program published april requires administrator update final rule include requirements concerning reduction lead hazards establish grant program expand training opportunities relating lead based paint available state tribal level sets forth provisions concerning use funds grant program


Summary: SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009; (2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and (3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid).

schip extension act amends title xxi state children health insurance schip social_security_act ssa extend schip fy2008 months fy2009 provide additional allotments states address schip funding shortfalls period time authorize qualifying states elect receive enhanced portion schip matching rate coverage certain children ssa title xix medicaid