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KS SB363
Bill
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Government Efficiency
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AI Summary
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Requires quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance, with exceptions for pregnant women, individuals 65+, and those receiving home and community based services waivers who retain pre-July 2026 standards
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Mandates data-matching agreements between state agencies to verify public assistance eligibility, including monthly death record checks, quarterly employment/wage verification, and monitoring of lottery/gambling winnings of $3,000 or more
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Prohibits self-attestation for determining eligibility for TANF, food assistance, medical assistance, or child care subsidies; requires verification of income, residency, age, household composition, and caretaker status prior to enrollment
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Raises the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) subject to food assistance work requirements from 49 to 64, expands dependent definition to children under 14, and eliminates exemptions for homeless individuals, veterans, and former foster youth
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Requires legislative approval for any optional exemptions, geographic waivers, or work requirement waivers for public assistance programs, effective July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
Last Action
House Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
3/12/2026