1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 or the ACE Kids Act of 2017 . 2. State option to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through enhanced pediatric health homes (a) State Medicaid plan amendment Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1946 the following new section: 1947. State Option to Provide Coordinated Care Through Enhanced Pediatric Health Homes for Children with Complex Medical Conditions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1902(a)(1) (relating to statewideness) and section 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), beginning January 1, 2018, a State, at its option as a State plan amendment, may establish an EPHH program to provide medical assistance under this title for EPHH services furnished to children with complex medical conditions who are enrolled in an enhanced pediatric health home (also referred to in this section as an EPHH) under an EPHH program agreement. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Child with complex medical conditions The term child with complex medical conditions means an individual who— (A) is enrolled in a State plan under this title or title XXI or under a waiver of such plan; (B) is under 21 years of age; and (C) has a chronic medical condition or serious injury that— (i) affects two or more body systems; (ii) affects cognitive or physical functioning (such as reducing the ability to perform the activities of daily living, including the ability to engage in movement or mobility, eat, drink, communicate, or breathe independently); and (iii) either— (I) requires intensive healthcare interventions (such as multiple medications, therapies, or durable medical equipment) and intensive care coordination to optimize health and avoid hospitalizations or emergency department visits