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1 1 Section 1. Section 249A.3, Code 2001, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. If allowed under federal law, in
1 4 calculating the amount of countable income under the medically
1 5 needy program for an individual who is a recipient of federal
1 6 supplemental security income, the amount which is the
1 7 difference between the income limit for federal supplemental
1 8 security income and the income limit for the medically needy
1 9 program shall be disregarded.
1 10 EXPLANATION
1 11 This bill provides that in calculating the amount of an
1 12 individual's countable income under the medically needy
1 13 program, if the individual is a recipient of federal
1 14 supplemental security income, the amount which is the
1 15 difference between the income limit for federal supplemental
1 16 security income and the income limit for the medically needy
1 17 program is to be disregarded. The result of this is that the
1 18 individual will be eligible for the medically needy program
1 19 without meeting a spenddown requirement. The spenddown
1 20 requirement is the process by which an individual's countable
1 21 income in excess of the medically needy income level for that
1 22 individual must be reduced, through obligation for allowable
1 23 medical expenses, in order to reach the medically needy income
1 24 level for the individual.
1 25 LSB 2156HH 79
1 26 pf/pj/5
Text: HF00316 Text: HF00318 Text: HF00300 - HF00399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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