Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5995 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
16	16	Introduced By: Representatives Felix, Morales, Bennett, and Cruz
17	17	Date Introduced: March 01, 2023
18	18	Referred To: House Finance
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21	21	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. Chapter 40-8 of the General Laws entitled "Medical Assistance" is hereby 1
23	23	amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
24	24	40-8-33. Katie Beckett program special conditions. 3
25	25	(a)(1) Children under nineteen (19) years of age who are determined to be eligible for the 4
26	26	Katie Beckett provision, pursuant to §1902(e) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e), as 5
27	27	amended by §134 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA), Pub. L. 97-6
28	28	248, and 210-RICR-50-10-03, shall be reassessed for clinical eligibility on an annual basis, unless 7
29	29	a licensed physician has determined that the child’s clinical and/or functional limitations are 8
30	30	unlikely to change. When such a determination has been made, the office of health and human 9
31	31	services shall waive the annual clinical evaluation. 10
32	32	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1) of this section, Katie Beckett 11
33	33	participants shall be subject to all other eligibility requirements, pursuant to §1902(e) of the Social 12
34	34	Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e), as amended by §134 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility 13
35	35	Act of 1982 (TEFRA), Pub. L. 97-248, and 210-RICR-50-10-03. 14
36	36	(b) A Katie Beckett participant, or his or her guardian, may request additional service hours 15
37	37	in any week, capped at an increase of ten percent (10%) in any week, as long as the cost of the total 16
38	38	service hours, inclusive of the increase, does not exceed the estimated cost of care in an institution. 17
39	39	(c) For the purposes of this section, the office of health and human services is authorized 18
40	40	to apply for and obtain any necessary waiver(s), waiver amendment(s), and/or state plan 19
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44	44	amendments from the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 1
45	45	as appropriate. 2
46	46	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 3
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53	53	EXPLANATION
54	54	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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56	56	A N A C T
57	57	RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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59	59	This act would establish the Katie Beckett program pursuant to federal guidelines. Katie 1
60	60	Beckett is an eligibility category in Medicaid that allows children who have long-term disabilities 2
61	61	or complex medical needs to become eligible for Medicaid coverage. Katie Beckett program 3
62	62	eligibility enables children to be cared for at home instead of an institution. 4
63	63	This act would take effect upon passage. 5
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