Amendment H-8188 to HF 2716
Relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance program; the medical assistance program; the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children; and other public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services
Adopted · March 10, 2026
Filed March 10, 2026 in the House by
In plain words
AI summary This amendment changes the rules for Medicaid eligibility for persons with disabilities by allowing unearned income and certain assets, such as one vehicle and retirement accounts, to be ignored when calculating eligibility. It also adds a rule that children eligible for WIC remain eligible even if their parents are not citizens or qualified aliens. Finally, it updates the language regarding benefits exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.1
What it changes
- By striking page 3, line 30, through page 4, line 6, and inserting: “disregarded. (b) As allowed by 42 U.S.C. §1396a(r)(2), unearned income shall also be disregarded in determining whether an individual is eligible for assistance under this subparagraph. (c) For the purposes of determining the amount of an individual’s resources under this subparagraph and as allowed by 42 U.S.C. §1396a(r)(2), a maximum of ten thousand dollars of available resources for an individual , and twenty-one thousand dollars of available resources for a couple as defined in 20 C.F.R. §416.1101, shall be disregarded . The earned income of an individual’s spouse as defined in 20 C.F.R. §416.1101, one motor vehicle per household, and any additional resources held in a retirement account, in a pension account, in a medical savings account, or in any other account approved under rules adopted by the department shall also be disregarded.”
- Page 4, line 7, by striking “(b)” and inserting “(b) (d)”
- Page 8, line 26, before “The” by inserting “
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- Page 8, after line 30 by inserting: “
- An infant or child who is a citizen or qualified alien and who is otherwise eligible for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children shall be eligible regardless of whether the infant’s or child’s parent is a citizen or qualified alien.”
- Page 9, by striking lines 13 and 14 and inserting “benefits exchanges under the Affordable Care Act , as amended by Pub. L. No. 119-21, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act . Contributions Monthly”
- By renumbering as necessary.