Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid members

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2020
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill increases the personal needs allowance under the Medicaid program which may be retained by a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, or a person who is a resident of a psychiatric medical institution for children from $50 to $60 per month. Additionally, under the bill, a resident who has income of less than $60 per month shall receive a supplement from the state in the amount necessary to receive a personal needs allowance of $60 per month, if funding is specifically appropriated for this purpose.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 6, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Mark Costello REmail
• Sen. Julian B. Garrett R
• Sen. Pam Jochum D

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

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