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S. 996
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16122vr22.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3226
Introduced in the Senate on January 19, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Medicaid
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/19/2022 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
1/19/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
(Senate Journal-page 5)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-120 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2022, AN ADULT SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH A FIVE PERCENT INCOME DISREGARD, IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AND AMENDMENTS TO THAT ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 6, Title 44 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 44-6-120. Beginning January 1, 2023, an adult sixty-five years of age and younger whose income is at or below one hundred thirty-three percent of the federal poverty level, with a five percent income disregard, is eligible for Medicaid as provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. No. 111-148), and amendments to that act."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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