History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid and aid to dependent children; provide for facilitation to federal funding under block grant program.
| 1 | 01/07/97 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Evans
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0103, A 043-0013-0105, A 043-0013-0111, A 043-0013-0115, A 043-0013-0117, A 043-0013-0133, BF 043-0013-0139, A 043-0017-0001
Title: AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAID AND AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN TO BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1998, IN WHICH ALL ELIGIBILITY RULES AND SERVICES PROVIDED SHALL BE THOSE IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1997, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE STATEWIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM CERTAIN DEFINITIONS TO THE "BLOCK GRANT" LANGUAGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-13-111, 43-13-115, 43-13-117 AND 43-13-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO BRING FORWARD FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT SECTION 43-13-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE DISCONTINUATION OF STATE FUNDING UPON THE DISCONTINUANCE OF FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR OPTIONAL RECIPIENT GROUPS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1998, IN WHICH ALL ELIGIBILITY RULES AND BENEFITS SHALL BE THOSE IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1997, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH A BLOCK GRANT TRANSITION TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON BLOCK GRANTS AND THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS FOR SERVICES, TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR THE TRANSITION TO A BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 1998 LEGISLATURE ON PROGRAM DEFINITIONS AND SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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