S. 5052
Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act of 2026
Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar
1 cosponsor
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(a) In General. Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by adding at the end and; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph:
(H) notwithstanding section 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), for making medical assistance available for healthcare transitions for survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer (as defined in section 1905(jj));
(b) Definition. Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(jj) Healthcare transitions for survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer
(1) Definition. For purposes of section 1902(a)(10)(H) and this subsection, the term healthcare transitions for survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer—
(A) means transition services from active oncological care to primary care of a child or adolescent with cancer ensuring development and delivery of survivorship care plans to patients, families and primary care providers and transition coverage; and
(B) includes—
(i) transition care based on the Children’s Oncology Group (in this section referred to as the COG) Long-term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers; and
(ii) coverage based on the COG exposure-based standard of care for risk assessment and surveillance recommendations;
(iii) transition services that include evidence-based recommendations for screening and management of late effects that may arise as a result of treatment for childhood cancer, increase awareness of potential late effects, and follow-up care for childhood cancer and adolescent survivors; and
(iv) at least 2 survivorship transition care visits per year.