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69th Legislature 2025 HB0386.2
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 386
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 386
2 INTRODUCED BY S. HOWELL, E. BUTTREY, M. CAFERRO
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
5 HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT OF 12-MONTH CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR
6 CERTAIN MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUPS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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10 NEW SECTION. Section 1.
11 (1)
12 The legislature directs the department of public health and human services to apply for amendments to existing
13 medicaid section 1115 waivers A MEDICAID SECTION 1115 to authorize reinstatement of 12-month
14 continuous eligibility for medicaid coverage for:
15 (a) parents and caretaker relatives, as allowed prior to the waiver amendment approved March 30,
16 2022; and
17 (b) adults eligible for medicaid pursuant to Title 53, chapter 6, part 13, as allowed prior to the
18 waiver amendment approved December 21, 2021.
19 (2) The department shall submit amendments APPLY FOR THE WAIVER PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION
20 (1) no later than September 30, 2025, to authorize 12-month continuous eligibility under:
21 (a) the waiver for additional services and populations, project number 11-W-00181/8, for
22 parents and caretaker relatives initially determined eligible for medicaid in the eligibility groups described in
23 section 1931 and section 1925 of the federal Social Security Act; and
24 (b) the health and economic livelihood partnership waiver, project number 11-W-00300/8,
25 for the medicaid expansion population.
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27 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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