1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Thankfully, most children are well. However, there is a small subset of children with medically complex needs. Many of these medically complex needs are congenital, but some are acquired during childhood. Examples of children with medically complex needs include children with Down syndrome, cancer, cystic fibrosis, or Duchene muscular dystrophy. (2) Children with medically complex needs often require health care from multiple specialty providers that are not always located within their home State. (3) Children with medically complex needs and families on Medicaid who require care from providers outside of their home State must navigate a number of paperwork challenges that can impede timely access to care. (4) Health care providers treating children from out-of-State face significant burdens in being screened and enrolled to participate in the Medicaid program of the child being treated. (5) Current Federal regulation and guidance from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services allow States to rely on provider screenings done by Medicaid contractors or by other State Medicaid or CHIP programs. (6) The Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) is an existing national enrollment system for Medicare providers and suppliers that is being expanded to support better alignment between Medicare, Medicaid and the CHIP program and that system could serve as a nationwide platform for provider enrollment in Medicaid. (7) Congress recognizes the need for thorough screening of providers and suppliers in the Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP programs to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. (8) A nationwide streamlined screening and enrollment process for limited risk providers who care for children (and the adults who have medically complex needs which began in childhood) under the Medicaid and CHIP programs will accelerate access to appropriate care. In addition, such a process has the