1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries Act or the IMPROVE Act . I ACE Kids 101. State option to provide coordinated care through a health home for children with medically complex conditions Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1945 the following new section: 1945A. State option to provide coordinated care through a health home for children with medically complex conditions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 1902(a)(1) (relating to statewideness) and section 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), beginning October 1, 2022, a State, at its option as a State plan amendment, may provide for medical assistance under this title to children with medically complex conditions who choose to enroll in a health home under this section by selecting a designated provider, a team of health care professionals operating with such a provider, or a health team as the child’s health home for purposes of providing the child with health home services. (b) Health home qualification standards The Secretary shall establish standards for qualification as a health home for purposes of this section. Such standards shall include requiring designated providers, teams of health care professionals operating with such providers, and health teams to demonstrate to the State the ability to do the following: (1) Coordinate prompt care for children with medically complex conditions, including access to pediatric emergency services at all times. (2) Develop an individualized comprehensive pediatric family-centered care plan for children with medically complex conditions that accommodates patient preferences. (3) Work in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner with the family of a child with medically complex conditions to develop and incorporate into such child’s care plan, in a manner consistent with the needs of the child and the choices of the child’s family, ongoing home care,