# 116-hr-5900: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

116-hr-5900, Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5900
- Congress: 116
- Title: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5900 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5900)

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- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5900 (as of 2025-11-18).