# 119-hr-8095: Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026

119-hr-8095, Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8095
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Keeps Medicaid paying for medically necessary services for foster children placed in qualified residential treatment programs (QRTPs).** This bill would create an exemption to the Medicaid institution for mental disease (IMD) exclusion so Medicaid can cover items and services furnished to foster children in QRTPs, effective for calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2026. - Families and children: Foster children placed in a QRTP would remain able to receive Medicaid-covered medical and behavioral services while in care. - State Medicaid programs: States could bill Medicaid for covered services in QRTPs regardless of whether payments are made under section 472 of the Social Security Act. - QRTPs and providers: Qualified residential treatment programs and their treatment providers could receive Medicaid payment for covered items and services for eligible foster children during placement.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicaid coverage for foster kids: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would let Medicaid pay for items and services for children in state foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program (QRTP). It would exempt those services from the Medicaid institution for mental disease (IMD) exclusion so care in a QRTP could be billed…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8095 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8095)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8095 (as of 2026-04-21).