Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
- Bill Number
- S. 752
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-05T17:34:01Z
Official Summary
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
This bill requires states to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may temporarily treat children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) without undergoing additional screening requirements.
Specifically, states must establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll for five years as participating providers to treat individuals under the age of 21 without undergoing additional screening requirements.
A qualifying out-of-state provider (1) must not have been excluded or terminated from participating in a federal health care program or state Medicaid program; and (2) must have been successfully enrolled in Medicare or a state Medicaid program based on a determination that the provider posed a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse.
The bill’s changes take effect three years after enactment.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (45)
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO], Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ], Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act — issued 2025-02-26 — PDF (6 pages)