text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. STREAMLINED SCREENING AND ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-
                OF-STATE MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 
  U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  paragraph:
              ``(10) Streamlined screening and enrollment process for 
          eligible out-of-state providers and suppliers.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Subject to subsection (a)(65), 
                  the State adopts a streamlined screening and enrollment 
                  process for eligible out-of-State providers and 
                  suppliers.
                      ``(B) Streamlined screening and enrollment 
                  process.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                  `streamlined screening and enrollment process' means a 
                  process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider 
                  or supplier to enroll as a provider or supplier in the 
                  State plan on a simplified and streamlined basis in 
                  accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (D).
                      ``(C) Eligible out-of-state provider or supplier.--
                  For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `eligible 
                  out-of-State provider or supplier' means a provider or 
                  supplier of medical or other items or services 
                  furnished to a child for which payment is available 
                  under the State plan under this title that is located 
                  in another State and with respect to which the 
                  Secretary has determined there is a limited risk of 
                  fraud, waste, or abuse for purposes of determining the 
                  level of screening to be conducted under section 
                  1866(j)(2)(B).
                      ``(D) Requirements.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                  (B), the requirements of this subparagraph are the 
                  following:
                              ``(i) An eligible out-of-State provider or 
                          supplier that elects to be and is enrolled in 
                          the program established under this title in 
                          accordance with the process established by the 
                          Secretary under section 2(b) of the 
                          Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act is 
                          enrolled in the State plan under this title 
                          without being subject to any additional 
                          screening and enrollment activities required by 
                          the State.
                              ``(ii) An eligible out-of-State provider or 
                          supplier that is enrolled in the State plan 
                          through the streamlined screening and 
                          enrollment process shall be enrolled for a 
                          period of 5 years before being required to 
                          obtain revalidation.
                              ``(iii) An eligible out-of-State provider 
                          or supplier that is enrolled in the State plan 
                          through the streamlined screening and 
                          enrollment process shall be permitted to order 
                          all clinically necessary follow-up care, 
                          including with respect to the prescribing of 
                          medications.''.
      (b) Coordination With Medicare.--The Secretary shall establish a 
  process for permitting a provider or a supplier, as the case may be, 
  the option when enrolling in the program established under the Medicare 
  program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to 
  subpart P of part 424 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
  successor regulation), to elect, at the same time, to enroll in the 
  Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act for purposes of all State 
  plans under such title XIX. The Secretary may utilize the Medicare 
  Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (referred to as 
  ``PECOS''), or another national, standardized, and widely accessible 
  platform to establish such process.
      (c) Conforming Amendments.--
              (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 
          U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' 
          after ``screening,''.
              (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as 
          amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
                      (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                  ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and
                      (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and 
                  inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10)(D)(i), 
                  nothing''.
              (3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
          1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after 
          ``screening,''.
      (d) Effective Date.--
              (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
          amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2019.
              (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a 
          State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social 
          Security Act or a State child health plan under title XXI of 
          such Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
          determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
          appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
          additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this 
          section, such State plan shall not be regarded as failing to 
          comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis 
          of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the 
          first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
          close of the first regular session of the State legislature 
          that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For 
          purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that 
          has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session 
          shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State 
          legislature.
target: Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act This bill requires: (1)&nbsp;state Medicaid programs to adopt a streamlined screening and enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers and suppliers, and (2)&nbsp;the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to&nbsp;establish a process for providers and suppliers to enroll simultaneously in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
feat_title: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act