The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #8 on Resolution A122 (Improving Health Care for Children) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A122)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church encourage dioceses and congregations to establish programs to assist parents to apply for services for eligible children offered by Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church work with the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, the White House, and Congress to ensure that these programs are adequately funded to meet the needs of the participants they serve; and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations urge the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the White House, the United States Congress and state legislatures to provide more adequate access to mental health services for children in a form that does not require the separation of children from their families; and be it further

Resolved, That The Episcopal Church encourage congregations to become educated about and involved in the prevention of violence and maltreatment perpetrated upon children; and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church request the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make regulatory changes in Medicare and Medicaid health plans to enable terminally ill children to receive more adequate palliative care and pain relief services and their families to receive appropriate supportive services.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention of The Episcopal Church encourage dioceses and congregations to establish programs to assist parents to apply for services for eligible children offered by Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church work with the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, the White House, and Congress to ensure that these programs are adequately funded to meet the needs of the participants they serve; and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations urge the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the White House, the United States Congress and that dioceses urge state legislatures to provide more adequate access to mental health services for children in a form that does not require the separation of children from their families; and be it further

Resolved, That The Episcopal Church encourage congregations to become educated about and involved in the prevention of violence and maltreatment perpetrated upon children; and be it further

Resolved, That the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church request the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make regulatory changes in Medicare and Medicaid health plans to enable terminally ill children to receive more adequate palliative care and pain relief services and their families to receive appropriate supportive services.