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EXPLANATION: Medicaid Expansion
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 389, after line
12, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(A) DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, FROM THE FUNDS
APPROPRIATED IN PART I. A. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES, THE STATE SHALL EXPAND THE MEDICAID PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO ALL PERSONS WHO APPLY AND WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE AND FOR WHOM FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS
ARE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE UNDER THE "PATIENT PROTECTION
AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT" (PUBLIC LAW 111-148, MARCH 23,
2010) AS AMENDED BY THE "HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION
RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010" (PUBLIC LAW 111-152, MARCH 30,
2010).
(B) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) IS
HEREBY DIRECTED TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
THE MEDICAID EXPANSION PROGRAM AND SHALL BE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE DHHS IS AUTHORIZED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE
FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES OR ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM, AND ALL STATE AGENCIES OR ENTITIES SHALL PROVIDE SUCH
ASSISTANCE AS REQUESTED BY THE DHHS./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.