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KY HJR24
Joint Resolution
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ken Fleming
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AI Summary
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Directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw the 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration waiver application submitted to CMS on June 25, 2025, within five days of the resolution's effective date.
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The waiver application sought to implement a mandatory community engagement (work requirements) program for certain Medicaid beneficiaries as required by 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 110 sec. 4.
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Federal law changed on July 4, 2025, when Congress passed H.R. 1, establishing new federal requirements for states to implement community engagement programs by January 1, 2027.
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The June 2025 waiver application does not comply with the new federal community engagement requirements established in H.R. 1, and continuing to pursue it could delay Kentucky's compliance with federal law.
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Declares an emergency, making the resolution effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw all waiver applications that have been submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish a community engagement program, and declaring an emergency.
Effective Dates, Emergency
Last Action
to Committee on Committees (S)
1/21/2026