Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid; SSA disabled persons with certain income eligible for until become Medicare-eligible.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Pierce
Code Section: A 043-0013-0115
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE DISABLED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID UNTIL THEY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER TO ALLOW FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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