Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - MA District 3 · D-MA
102 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - IA District 1 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - TX District 10 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NJ District 2 · R-NJ
U.S. Representative - VA District 1 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - CA District 22 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - NE District 2 · R-NE
Member of Congress · D-NY
U.S. Representative - FL District 14 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - IL District 10 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - WA District 8 · D-WA
U.S. Representative - GA District 2 · D-GA
U.S. Representative - OH District 12 · R-OH
+ 90 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1509 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 21, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 102 · House vote — · 1 views |