HB 1476 Summary

• Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to apply for a federal Section 1115 demonstration waiver before January 1, 2012, to extend Medicaid coverage of family planning services for women for two years after their postpartum eligibility period expires.

• Defines "contraceptive" as a drug or device intended to prevent fertilization, and specifies that "family planning services" excludes abortions and drugs or devices intended to terminate pregnancy after fertilization.

• Mandates the office file an affidavit with the governor within five days of waiver approval and implement the waiver within 60 days of the governor receiving the affidavit.

• Authorizes the office to submit waiver amendments within 120 days if the initial approval does not include all provisions of the bill.

• Establishes an expiration date of January 1, 2016, for this section and declares an emergency for the act's passage.