Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid and CHIP; provide for presumptive eligibility for children under those programs.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/18 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP | |
| 3 | 01/24 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH | |
| 4 | 01/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 5 | 01/31 (H) Passed | |
| 6 | 02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 7 | 02/07 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 8 | 02/27 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Espy
Additional Authors: Holland, Scott (80th)
Code Section: A 041-0086-0015
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-13-115.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-86-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN FOR COVERED SERVICES AND BENEFITS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP); TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD WILL BE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE IF A QUALIFIED ENTITY DETERMINES THAT THE FAMILY INCOME OF THE CHILD DOES NOT EXCEED THE APPLICABLE LEVEL OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE MEDICAID OR CHIP PLAN; TO SPECIFY THE PERIOD DURING WHICH A CHILD WILL BE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE; TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ALL COVERED BENEFITS AND SERVICES UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE CHILD IS PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CHILD IS DETERMINED TO BE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE, THE CHILD'S PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CARETAKER RELATIVE MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROGRAM NO LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID AND THE CHIP ADMINISTERING AGENCY TO PROVIDE QUALIFIED ENTITIES WITH SUCH FORMS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR AN APPLICATION TO BE MADE ON BEHALF OF A CHILD FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE APPLICABLE PROGRAM, AND TO MAKE THOSE APPLICATION FORMS AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS ITSELF AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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