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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5992 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001783 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAID COVERAGE |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Vella-Wilkinson, Sanchez, Potter, Giraldo, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Felix, Henries, Speakman, Tanzi, and Slater |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 01, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 40-8.4 of the General Laws entitled "Health Care for Families" is 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 40-8.4-12.1. Post Covid-19 funding. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | If anyone, subject to the public health emergency (PHE) continuous coverage requirement 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | for Medicaid, is deemed ineligible for Medicaid solely as a result of the end of the PHE, 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | HealthSource RI shall automatically enroll qualified individuals who are transitioning off Medicaid 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | at the end of the PHE into a qualified public health plan. The department shall fund and support the 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | first six (6) months of a person's premiums once enrolled into the person's respective public health 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | plan. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | LC001783 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 40 | 40 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 41 | 41 | | OF |
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| 42 | 42 | | A N A C T |
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| 43 | 43 | | RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAID COVERAGE |
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| 44 | 44 | | *** |
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| 45 | 45 | | This act would provide stop gap health insurance coverage for anyone who is found to no 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | longer be eligible for Medicaid due to the end of the Federal COVID Emergency funds. 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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