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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2204 |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 346-70, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§346-70[]] Medical assistance for other pregnant
women. (a) The
department may provide state-funded medical assistance to a pregnant woman age
nineteen years of age or older whose countable family income does not exceed
one hundred and eighty-five per cent of the federal poverty level for a family
of applicable size, including the expected unborn children. The pregnant woman shall be:
(1) A legal immigrant who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996; and
(2) Otherwise eligible
for benefits under the State's medicaid program but is prohibited from
participating in any medical assistance program under title XIX of the Social
Security Act for a period of five years beginning on the date of her entry into
the United States, due to restricted eligibility rules imposed by title XIX of
the Social Security Act and the Personal Responsibility and Work [[]Opportunity[]]
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
(b) Once determined eligible for medical assistance under this section, the pregnant woman shall continue to be eligible throughout her pregnancy and through the last day of the calendar month in which the sixty-day period following childbirth ends.
(c) Pregnant women who are ineligible for insurance
coverage through their employment or med-QUEST and who receive substance abuse treatment
during the sixty-day period prior to childbirth shall be eligible for substance
abuse treatment, and mental health services for the treatment of their substance
abuse, for not more than twelve additional months following childbirth.
(d) Any pregnant woman who is ineligible for medical
insurance coverage through her employer or medicaid shall be eligible for medical
assistance under this section for a period ending twelve months following childbirth.
[(c)] (e) Assets shall not be evaluated for eligibility
purposes.
[(d)] (f) The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
91 to determine eligibility for medical assistance."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Human Services; Pregnant Women; Substance Abuse Treatment; Mental Health
Description:
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