Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid and CHIP; expand eligibility to include parents and caretaker relatives of certain children.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Espy
Additional Author: Holland
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0115, A 041-0086-0015
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN UNDER NINETEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THEIR PARENTS OR CARETAKER RELATIVES IN FAMILIES WITH FAMILY INCOME THAT DOES NOT EXCEED 133% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER TO ALLOW FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS UNDER THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) TO BE USED TO PAY FOR COVERAGE OF THOSE PERSONS; TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENT FOR COVERAGE OF THOSE PERSONS WILL BE MADE FROM STATE AND FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS UNTIL A FEDERAL WAIVER IS OBTAINED THAT ALLOWS FEDERAL CHIP FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AT WHICH TIME STATE AND FEDERAL CHIP FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR COVERAGE OF THOSE PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-86-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PARENTS OR CARETAKER RELATIVES OF CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILY INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 200% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS UNDER THE CHIP PROGRAM IF A FEDERAL WAIVER IS OBTAINED THAT ALLOWS THOSE PERSONS TO BE ELIGIBLE AND ALLOWS FEDERAL MATCHING CHIP FUNDS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR COVERAGE OF THOSE PERSONS; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER FOR THAT PURPOSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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