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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 346

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Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for post-partum women. (FE)

Health services department of — Health Maternal and infant care Medical assistance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to seek approval from the

federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend to women who are

eligible for Medical Assistance when pregnant Medical Assistance benefits until the

last day of the month in which the 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

Currently, post-partum women are eligible for Medical Assistance benefits until the

last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , L. Myers (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D)

12 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Emerson (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Haywood (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Shilling (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kolste, Riemer, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Hebl, Hesselbein, Loudenbeck, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Shilling, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Ringhand, Risser, L. Taylor and Wirch

  2. Jul 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

  3. Aug 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. Aug 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Gruszynski added as a coauthor

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1