H.R. 2555 · 117th Congress
CARE for Families Act
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Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act or the CARE for Families Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 15, 2021
Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act or the CARE for Families Act
This bill sets out a grant program and other requirements to facilitate collaboration between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and various social services.
Specifically, the bill establishes a grant program to promote and support linkages between WIC agencies and health care providers, early childhood care providers, and other social services providers.
Additionally, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must undertake an initiative to improve communication between state and local WIC agencies and medical providers regarding WIC participants' health information. As part of the initiative, USDA must support the development of software or systems to facilitate such communication and promote bidirectional interoperability between WIC information systems and electronic health records. USDA must also ensure that any disclosure of health information is consistent with federal privacy standards for personal health information.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CARE for Families Act
Also known as: Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act
Latest action (Apr 15, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 15, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.