Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Trahan
Introduced
Summary
Streamlined out-of-state provider enrollment for Medicaid and CHIP. This bill would create a faster enrollment path so eligible providers in another State can serve children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP with only the minimum information needed for payment.
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- Families and children: Children under 21 could get care from qualified out-of-state providers more quickly because those providers could enroll to furnish, order, prescribe, refer, or certify services without extra state screening.
- Out-of-state providers: Eligible providers who are screened as low risk and already enrolled in Medicare or a State plan could enroll for a 5-year period using only their name and National Provider Identifier (NPI).
- State Medicaid and CHIP agencies: States could adopt this optional process and must limit screening to what is minimally necessary for payment. The rule would take effect three years after enactment.
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Easier out-of-state Medicaid care for kids
If enacted, states could let out-of-state providers enroll faster to serve kids under 21 on Medicaid or CHIP. The short signup would ask for basic info like name and NPI, and enrollment would last 5 years unless the provider is removed. Providers would need to already be enrolled in Medicare or another state’s Medicaid/CHIP and not be excluded from federal programs. This would allow them to treat, prescribe, refer, or order services for eligible kids and get paid by your state. The new option would start 3 years after the bill is enacted, and states could choose whether to use it.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Trahan
MA • D
Cosponsors
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Balderson
OH • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Carey
OH • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Finstad
MN • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Graves
MO • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Miller (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Nunn (IA)
IA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Mann
KS • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Yakym
IN • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Latimer
NY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Magaziner
RI • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
McGarvey
KY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Auchincloss
MA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Dexter
OR • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Deluzio
PA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Smucker
PA • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Lee (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Fry
SC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Walberg
MI • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Hayes
CT • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Bynum
OR • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Goldman (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Sykes
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Balint
VT • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Pettersen
CO • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Omar
MN • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
James
MI • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Malliotakis
NY • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Ross
NC • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Meuser
PA • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Moore (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Shreve
IN • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
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