HSB 500

_____ Medicaid program.3(1)(h) provides Medicaid eligibility for a woman who while pregnant meets federally required eligibility requirements and continues to meet those requirements, except for income, to receive assistance until days after pregnancy ends. 1319) provide the option to states to submit a state plan amendment, effective for a five-year period, to provide postpartum Medicaid coverage for months after the end of a pregnancy. A provision under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removed the five-year limitation period for the state plan amendment. 3(1)(h) to extend postpartum coverage from days to months after pregnancy ends. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) 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 in accordance with the provisions in federal law to provide continuous eligibility to a pregnant women until months after pregnancy ends under the Medicaid program. The section of the bill directing HHS to submit a state plan amendment to the federal government for approval takes effect upon enactment. The section of the bill amending Code provisions relating to postpartum Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women takes effect July 1, 2024, and shall be implemented upon receipt of federal approval by HHS.