Senate Bill 1822 (2022) — A Medicaid buy-in program
SB 1822
Florida Bills
Florida Senate - 2022 SB By Senator Jones 35-01739-22 20221822__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to a Medicaid buy-in program; creating s. 409.9141, F.S.; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish and implement a Medicaid buy-in program for certain individuals with disabilities; providing requirements for the program; 6 requiring the agency to seek federal waiver approval or submit any state plan amendments necessary to implement the program by a specified date; requ iring the agency to implement the program upon receiving federal approval; providing an effective date. 11
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
Section
Section 409.9141, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 16 409.9141 Medicaid buy-in program for individuals with disabilities.— 18 (1)(
a) The agency shall establish and, subject to federal approval through a waiver or state plan amendment, implement a Medicaid buy-in program, authorized under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 22 106-170, and the federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. 23 No. 105-33, for individuals with disabilities who are between 16 and years of age and whose incomes exceed the maximum income eligibility level for initial enrollment to obtain coverage for medical assistance under the Medicaid program. 27
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b) The Medicaid buy-in program must provide full Medicaid benefits to eligible individuals and must limit any premiums or Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1822 35-01739-22 20221822__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. cost sharing to a certain percentage of an individual’s income, 30 as determined by the agency. 31
(2) By October 1, 2022, the agency shall seek federal waiver approval or submit any state plan amendments necessary to implement the Medicaid buy-in program under this section. The agency shall implement the program upon receiving federal approval. 36