Allow Medicaid Buy-in Program After Age 65
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2020 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning access to the medicaid buy-in program for certain working adults with disabilities who have become ineligible for the program due to age, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Bill Summary:
Subject to federal authorization and funding, the act authorizes working adults with disabilities who are 65 years of age or older to continue participating in the existing medicaid buy-in program (program).
The act directs the department of health care policy and financing (department) to seek federal authorization to expand the program to include individuals in the work incentives eligibility group, which is defined, to match federal eligibility criteria, as individuals who are age 65 years or older with a disability who, except for assets or income, would be eligible for the supplemental security income program. The department shall submit necessary state plan amendments to implement the program and must implement the program by July 1, 2022.
For the 2020-21 fiscal year, the act appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the department, with $50,000 anticipated in federal funds.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment K). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. | The motion passed on a vote of 12-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment J.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 20-033, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/10/2020 | House Amendments | REPASS |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 06/10/2020 | House Amendments | CONCUR |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/11/2020 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/2020 | Third Reading | BILL |
56
AYE
7
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/27/2020 | L.005 | HOU Public Health Care & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 03/06/2020 | J.001 | SEN Appropriations | Passed [*] | |
| 02/12/2020 | L.002 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/12/2020 | L.003 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] | |
| 02/12/2020 | L.001 | SEN Health & Human Services | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 07/06/2020 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 06/19/2020 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/19/2020 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 06/19/2020 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 06/10/2020 | Senate | Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 06/09/2020 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 06/08/2020 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 06/08/2020 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 06/04/2020 | House | House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 06/04/2020 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 06/08/2020 - No Amendments |
| 05/27/2020 | House | House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance |
| 03/11/2020 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services |
| 03/11/2020 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/10/2020 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 03/06/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/27/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 02/12/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance |
| 02/06/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed |
| 01/08/2020 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/06/2020 | 237 | Allow Medicaid Buy-in Program After Age 65 |