Relating to the provision of Medicaid coverage to pregnant women lawfully residing in the United States

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2019
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 28, 2019
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
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 requires that coverage under the Medicaid program be provided beginning July 1, 2019, to pregnant women lawfully residing in the United States in accordance with federal law. The bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for approval to elect the option to provide such Medicaid coverage. The bill requires DHS, in collaboration with the department of public health and in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, to collect specified information relative to the coverage provided to pregnant women under the bill on an annual basis.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 16, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jim Carlin R
• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail

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Fiscal note

Cost: up to $939,000 Compare with other bills

Senate File 414 is estimated to increase the DHS operating cost by $939,000 in FY 2020 and $739,000 in FY 2021. The increase in FY 2020 includes $200,000 in one-time costs. For a breakdown of the costs, see Table 1 below. These costs may be offset by potential Medicaid savings due to preventing premature births and low birth weights.

• Medicaid for Women with Green Cards · March 4, 2019

Reading a fiscal note²

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