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2022 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Deeds
Allow SSI Eligibility for Medicaid

Item 304 #32s

Item 304 #32s

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services FY2023 $1,896,750 FY2024 $1,976,209 GF
FY2023 $14,306,227 FY2024 $15,154,311 NGF

Language
Page 313, line 47, strike "$18,732,988,737" and insert "$18,749,191,714".
Page 313, line 47, strike "$19,820,607,534" and insert "$19,837,738,054".

Page 340, after line 10, insert:

"PPPP. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall execute a 1634 Agreement with the Social Security Administration that provides automatic Medicaid eligibility for Supplemental Security Income recipients. The department shall have the authority to promulgate emergency regulations to implement these amendments within 280 days or less from the enactment of this Act or upon execution of the 1634 agreement with the Social Security Administration and receipt of federal authority."



Explanation

(This amendment adds $1.9 million the first year and $2.0 million the second year from the general fund and $14.3 million the first year and $15.2 million the second year from matching federal Medicaid funds and other nongeneral funds to allow for federal Supplemental Security Income recipients to automatically qualify for Medicaid. Currently, the Medicaid program uses a Medicaid eligibility standard as outlined in Section 209(b) of the Social Security Act, applying more restrictive criteria to evaluate SSI recipients for Medicaid. This provision allowes states with more restrictive criteria to maintain them when the state joined the Medicaid program. Additional funding will be necessary for this change, as an estimated 1,624 additional SSI recipients will be eligible for Medicaid, about half of whom would be eligible for long term care supports and services through the CCC Plus program.)