SF 2142 (LSB 5703XS (4) 90)

SENATE FILE 2142

BY  PETERSEN, JOCHUM, WAHLS, DONAHUE, and TRONE GARRIOTT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to multiyear continuous eligibility and enrollment for children under Medicaid and the children’s health insurance program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MULTIYEAR CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT —— MEDICAID AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP).  The department of health and human services shall request a waiver from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services to implement continuous eligibility and enrollment for children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP to allow children to remain continuously eligible and enrolled in medical assistance or CHIP without regard to a change in household income for two years after the last day of the month in which the child was enrolled.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the department of health and human services to request a federal waiver to implement continuous eligibility and enrollment for children eligible for Medicaid or the children’s health insurance program (CHIP) to allow children to remain continuously eligible and enrolled in medical assistance or CHIP without regard to a change in household income for two years after the last day of the month in which the child was enrolled.