Kentucky House Bill 107 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-09 - posted in committee
Pending: House Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to require the DMS or an MCO to process a Medicaid eligibility application within 45 days of receipt of the application; require DMS or an MCO to forward a conclusive request for verification of income by a specific deadline; require an applicant to respond within 15 days; state that if the DMS or an MCO fails to comply with established time periods that it shall have waived the right to enforce regulations relating to spend down of excess resources and production of verification of income; once all information requested has been provided, the DMS or MCO shall make a determination within 5 days, if all information is not provided by applicant the request shall be denied; allow for the agency to terminate benefits if it later discovers information that would have resulted in a denial.

AN ACT relating to Medicaid eligibility determinations.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-09	House	posted in committee
2015-01-06	House	to Health & Welfare (H)
2015-01-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB107.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB107/bill.doc