Relating to the community spouse resource allowance under the Medicaid program. Effective 7-1-19

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
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   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 20, 2019
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 20, 2019
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 26, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 23, 201949–0
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 29, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 10, 2019

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill amends the amount allowed to be retained for the benefit of the community spouse of an institutionalized individual to comply with federal law. The bill provides that the amount is the greater of the current $24,000 amount stated in state law or the minimum required under federal law as a condition of receipt of federal funding under the Medicaid program. The minimum allowances under the minimum spousal impoverishment standards released by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States department of health and human services (CMS) effective on January 1 of the respective year are $24,180 for 2017, $24,720 for 2018, and $25,284 for 2019.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 26, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Mark Segebart R
• Sen. Julian B. Garrett R
• Sen. Amanda Ragan D

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