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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 592

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

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

  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, postpartum 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.

The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program that provides

health services to individuals who have limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Billings (D) , Cabrera (D) , Drake (D) , Duchow (R) , J. Rodriguez (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kurtz (R) , L. Myers (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Snyder (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R)

20 cosponsors

Allen and Conley , Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Brostoff (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Moore Omokunde and Vining , Pfaff (D) , Shankland, Hong and Krug , Sinicki and Snodgrass , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, VanderMeer, J. Rodriguez, Stubbs, Billings, Cabrera, Duchow, Kitchens, Kurtz, Mursau, L. Myers, Novak, Oldenburg, Snyder, Subeck, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Drake; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Kooyenga, Pfaff and L. Taylor

  2. Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Allen and Conley added as coauthors

  4. Oct 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Shankland, Hong and Krug added as coauthors

  6. Nov 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Sinicki and Snodgrass added as coauthors

  8. Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  9. Nov 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor

  10. Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Moore Omokunde and Vining added as coauthors

  11. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  12. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  13. Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor

  14. Mar 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Hesselbein added as a coauthor

  15. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1