Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid; DHS review former TANF families to determine if they have children still eligible for.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Mayo
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO REVIEW THE RECORDS OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) BENEFITS AFTER MARCH 12, 1997, AND HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY CEASED RECEIVING TANF BENEFITS, TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THOSE FAMILIES HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT ANY FAMILY WHO HAS CEASED RECEIVING TANF BENEFITS HAS ANY CHILDREN WHO WERE AUTOMATICALLY TERMINATED FROM MEDICAID ASSISTANCE WHEN THE FAMILY'S TANF BENEFITS CEASED BUT WHO ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID ASSISTANCE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY REENROLL THOSE CHILDREN IN MEDICAID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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