Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1392 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1392
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 12-15-2-27.
7	7	Synopsis: Medicaid work requirements. Sets forth work requirements
8	8	for certain individuals in order to be eligible for Medicaid. Makes
9	9	exceptions. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social
10	10	services to apply for any state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver
11	11	necessary and to continue to apply for the plan amendment or waiver
12	12	request if the plan amendment or waiver is denied by the United States
13	13	Department of Health and Human Services.
14	14	Effective: July 1, 2024.
15	15	Slager
16	16	January 11, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
17	17	2024 IN 1392—LS 6950/DI 104 Introduced
18	18	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
19	19	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
20	20	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
21	21	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
22	22	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
23	23	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
24	24	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
25	25	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
26	26	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
27	27	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
28	28	HOUSE BILL No. 1392
29	29	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
30	30	Medicaid.
31	31	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. IC 12-15-2-27 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
33	33	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
34	34	3 1, 2024]: Sec. 27. (a) This section is effective beginning on the date
35	35	4 on which the United States Department of Health and Human
36	36	5 Services approves the request for changes by the office of the
37	37	6 secretary under this section.
38	38	7 (b) This section does not apply to the following individuals:
39	39	8 (1) An individual who is less than nineteen (19) years of age.
40	40	9 (2) An individual who is at least sixty-five (65) years of age.
41	41	10 (3) An individual who is medically certified as physically or
42	42	11 mentally unfit for employment, as determined by the office of
43	43	12 the secretary.
44	44	13 (4) A pregnant individual.
45	45	14 (5) A parent or caretaker who is responsible for the care of a
46	46	15 dependent child who:
47	47	16 (A) is less than six (6) years of age; or
48	48	17 (B) has a serious medical condition or disability, as
49	49	2024 IN 1392—LS 6950/DI 104 2
50	50	1 determined by the office of the secretary.
51	51	2 (6) A child or relative who is responsible for the care of an
52	52	3 adult family member to prevent the family member from
53	53	4 entering a nursing facility.
54	54	5 (7) An individual who is receiving unemployment
55	55	6 compensation and is complying with work requirements that
56	56	7 are a condition of receiving unemployment compensation
57	57	8 under IC 22-4.
58	58	9 (8) An individual who is participating in a substance use
59	59	10 disorder treatment or rehabilitation program, as determined
60	60	11 by the office of the secretary.
61	61	12 (9) An individual who provides good cause for an exemption,
62	62	13 as determined by the office of the secretary.
63	63	14 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, in order to be eligible to
64	64	15 receive Medicaid under this article, an individual shall meet at
65	65	16 least one (1) of the following requirements:
66	66	17 (1) Work at least twenty (20) hours per week on an average
67	67	18 monthly basis.
68	68	19 (2) Participate in and comply with a work program approved
69	69	20 by the office of the secretary for at least twenty (20) hours per
70	70	21 week.
71	71	22 (3) Volunteer at least twenty (20) hours per week.
72	72	23 (4) Work and participate in and comply with a work program
73	73	24 approved by the office of the secretary, the combination of
74	74	25 which equals at least twenty (20) hours per week.
75	75	26 (5) Participate in and comply with the requirements of a
76	76	27 workfare program approved by the office of the secretary.
77	77	28 The office of the secretary shall establish a reporting process for
78	78	29 meeting the requirements of this subsection that provides
79	79	30 safeguards to ensure that eligible individuals do not lose Medicaid
80	80	31 coverage, including individuals exempt from reporting under this
81	81	32 section. Any determination of loss of coverage must be subject to
82	82	33 any appeal or review procedure under IC 4-21.5.
83	83	34 (d) Before February 1, 2025, the office of the secretary shall
84	84	35 apply to the United States Department of Health and Human
85	85	36 Services for any state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver
86	86	37 necessary to implement this section.
87	87	38 (e) If the United States Department of Health and Human
88	88	39 Services denies the state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver
89	89	40 applied for under subsection (d), or if the state plan amendment or
90	90	41 waiver is withdrawn for any reason, the office of the secretary shall
91	91	42 resubmit a request for approval not later than twenty-four (24)
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93	93	1 months from each denial or withdrawal.
94	94	2024 IN 1392—LS 6950/DI 104