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Family Opportunity Act of 2002
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Congressional Summary of S 321
Family Opportunity Act of 2001 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; and (2) provide for treatment of inpatient psychiatric hospital services for individuals under age 21 under waivers allowing for payment of part or all of the cost of home or community-based services.
Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.
Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.
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Current Status of Bill S 321
Bill S 321 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 13, 2001. Bill S 321 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on February 13, 2001. Bill S 321's most recent activity was Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582. as of September 9, 2002
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 321
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
76Democrat Cosponsors
47Republican Cosponsors
29Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 321
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Appropriations
- Child health
- Child mental health services
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disabled
- Disabled children
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to maternal health services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health information systems
- Health insurance
- Home care services
- Insurance premiums
- Medicaid
- Medically uninsured
- Mental health services
- Social Welfare
- Supplemental security income program
- Welfare eligibility
- Women
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 321
Family Opportunity Act of 2002
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes.
Dylan Lee James Act
Family Opportunity Act of 2001
Family Opportunity Act of 2002
Dylan Lee James Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 321
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