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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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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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
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
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
Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Auchincloss
MA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Lee (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 9/16/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
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