Bill Summary for H 828 (2015-2016)

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Apr 17 2015

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 828 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AN ACT TO PROVIDE MEDICAID COVERAGE TO PEOPLE UNDER AGE SIXTY-FIVE WHO HAVE INCOMES EQUAL TO OR BELOW ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND WHO LIVE IN RURAL COUNTIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
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As title indicates.

States the General Assembly's intent to appropriate funds necessary to provide the Medicaid coverage required by this act.

Section 1 of the act is effective 30 days after the date the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approves all Medicaid State Plan Amendments and Waivers submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) pursuant to this act. The Secretary of DHHS is to report to the Revisor of Statutes when CMS approval is obtained and the date of the approval. Section 1 will not become effective if CMS disapproves the Medicaid State Plan Amendment submitted by DHHS.