H.R. 3590 - Sec. 2302. Concurrent Care For Children lyrics

(a) In General- Section 1905(o)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(o)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘subparagraph (B)' and inserting ‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)'; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘(C) A voluntary election to have payment made for hospice care for a child (as defined by the State) shall not constitute a waiver of any rights of the child to be provided with, or to have payment made under this title for, services that are related to the treatment of the child's condition for which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made.'. (b) Application to CHIP- Section 2110(a)(23) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(a)(23)) is amended by inserting ‘(concurrent, in the case of an individual who is a child, with care related to the treatment of the child's condition with respect to which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made' after ‘hospice care'.