H.R. 3821 · 114th Congress

Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2015-10-23
Latest action
2016-02-23 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325.

Summary

Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act or the Medicaid DOC Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to publish and annually update a directory of providers that participate in the state plan for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system. The directory must include each provider's name, specialty, address, and telephone number. In addition, with respect to a provider that participates in a primary care case-management system, the directory must specify: (1) the provider's language capabilities, and (2) whether the provider is accepting new Medicaid patients.