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AMENDMENT NO 4 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2867

BY: Senator(s) Simmons (12th), Blount, Frazier, Butler, Simmons (13th), Bryan, Thomas, Norwood, Blackmon, Barnett, Jordan, Brumfield, Turner-Ford, Jackson, Hickman, Horhn

     AMEND by inserting the following below line 431:

(29)  Under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and as amended, beginning July 1, 2025, individuals who are under sixty-five (65) years of age, not pregnant, not entitled to nor enrolled for benefits in Part A of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act or enrolled for benefits in Part B of Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, are not described in any other part of this section, and whose income does not exceed one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of the Federal Poverty Level applicable to a family of the size involved.  The eligibility of individuals covered under this paragraph (29) shall be determined by the Division of Medicaid, and those individuals determined eligible shall only receive essential health benefits as described in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) as amended.  This paragraph (29) shall stand repealed on December 31, 2027.

     AMEND by inserting the following below line 1349:

(66)  Beginning July 1, 2025, essential health benefits as described in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and as amended, for individuals eligible for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) as amended, as described in Section 43-13-115(29) of this article.  These services shall be provided only so long as the Medicaid federal matching percentage is not less than ninety percent (90%) for Medicaid services to this population.  This paragraph (66) shall stand repealed on December 31, 2027.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 15:

TO REVISE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010 (ACA), AS AMENDED;

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 78:

TO INCLUDE ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID UNDER THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010 (ACA), AS AMENDED;