HB 27 2022
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to eligibility for medical assistance 2
and related services; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; 3
extending Medicaid eligibility to specified adults; 4
providing an effective date. 5
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7
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Section 1. Subsection (13) is added to section 409.904, 9
Florida Statutes, to read: 10
409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. —The agency 11
may make payments for medical assistance and related services on 12
behalf of the following persons who are determined to be 13
eligible subject to the income, assets, and categorical 14
eligibility tests set forth in federal and state law. Payment on 15
behalf of these Medicaid eli gible persons is subject to the 16
availability of moneys and any limitations established by the 17
General Appropriations Act or chapter 216. 18
(13) An adult described in 42 U.S.C. s. 19
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII). 20
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 21