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IN HB1589
Bill
Status
1/22/2019
Primary Sponsor
Dale DeVon
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AI Summary
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Requires the Office of the Secretary to verify eligibility information for Medicaid and SNAP applicants before providing assistance, including income, employment status, immigration status, residency, financial resources, incarceration status, and enrollment in other public assistance programs
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Mandates quarterly reviews of enrolled individuals' circumstances that may affect eligibility, including income changes, lottery winnings, death records, and enrollment in assistance programs in other states
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Establishes a detailed process for handling eligibility discrepancies, giving individuals 10 business days to respond in writing to notices, with assistance suspended for failure to cooperate until discrepancies are resolved
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Requires certain SNAP participants subject to federal work requirements to be assigned to workfare programs, and mandates cooperation with child support enforcement as a condition of SNAP eligibility
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Requires annual reporting to the legislative council and governor on cases reviewed, cases closed, fraud referrals, and savings achieved; contractor costs may not exceed estimated annualized savings
Legislative Description
Eligibility for Medicaid and SNAP. Establishes eligibility and verification requirements that are in addition to any other requirements for the Medicaid program and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Provides that before providing assistance to an individual, who is not presumptively eligible, under the Medicaid program or SNAP, the office of the secretary shall verify eligibility information of the individual. Provides that on at least a quarterly basis, the office of the secretary shall receive and review information concerning individuals enrolled in the Medicaid program and SNAP that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility. Provides that the division of family resources shall assign certain SNAP participants to workforce programs. Provides that the division shall require an individual to cooperate with the child support enforcement program as a condition of SNAP eligibility.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/22/2019