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IN HB1600
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Todd Huston
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AI Summary
HB 1600 Summary
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Establishes Medicaid eligibility for individuals aged 18-25 (or emancipated) who received foster care for at least 6 months in Indiana or other states and are now residing in Indiana.
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Requires the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning to verify foster care status with other states when an individual received care outside Indiana.
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Mandates the Department of Child Services enroll individuals in Medicaid as part of their transitional services plan before turning 18 or upon emancipation from foster care.
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Prohibits Medicaid office from requiring eligible individuals to submit additional eligibility information after initial enrollment during their eligibility period as former foster children.
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Requires child services and probation officers to provide information concerning Medicaid enrollment to individuals leaving foster care, along with birth certificates, Social Security cards, medical records, and identification documents.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Medicaid eligibility of former foster children. Sets forth Medicaid eligibility for individuals who: (1) are at least 18 years of age or emancipated; (2) received foster care in Indiana and in other states before residing in Indiana for at least six months; and (3) are less than 26 years of age. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to verify an individual's status as a foster care recipient with another state if the individual received foster care in the other state. Requires the department of child services (department), in cooperation with the office of Medicaid policy
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
1/23/2017