Medical assistance allowed to be paid for any person receiving foster care benefits past 18 years of age, terminology and definitions modified, and eligibility criteria and requirements related to extended foster care modified.

Summary

The bill lets people who were in foster care at age 18‑20 keep medical assistance until they turn 26, and it expands the ability to stay in foster care through age 21. It adds new notification rules, defines who counts as a child in foster care, and sets eligibility criteria such as school enrollment or employment. The changes aim to give aging‑out youth more health coverage and support for independent living.

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