To provide targeted funding for States and other eligible entities through the Social Services Block Grant program to address the increased burden that maintaining the health and hygiene of infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and low-income adults or adults with disabilities who rely on adult incontinence materials and supplies place on families in need, the resultant adverse health effects on children and families, and the limited child care options available for infants and toddlers who lack sufficient diapers and diapering supplies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The End Diaper Need Act of 2023 would provide 200 million dollars per year from 2024 through 2027 to help low-income families afford diapers and incontinence supplies through existing state social services programs. States would distribute these funds to local organizations and nonprofits that could purchase and give away diapers, diapering supplies, and adult incontinence materials to families earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty line, including those with infants, toddlers, medically complex children, and adults with disabilities. States could spend up to 5 percent of the funding on administrative costs and would need to report annually on how many people received assistance and what supplies were distributed. The bill also allows medically necessary diapers and related supplies to be purchased with health savings accounts and similar tax-advantaged medical accounts starting in 2025, and requires Medicaid programs to cover at least 200 medically necessary diapers per month for eligible children with chronic conditions.
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