Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_126th/billtexts/HP075901.asp
Timestamp: 2019-03-19 21:21:30
Document Index: 552535573

Matched Legal Cases: ['§3174', '§1', '§2', '§3174', '§1', '§3', '§3174', '§1']

HP0759, LD 1066, item 1, An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding
LD 1066 Session - 126th Maine Legislature
LR 1098
An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. KK, §2, is further amended to read:
F. A person 20 to 64 years of age who is not otherwise covered under paragraphs A to E when the person's family income is below or equal to 125% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, provided that the commissioner shall adjust the maximum eligibility level in accordance with the requirements of the paragraph.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. KK, §3, is amended to read:
G. A person who is a noncitizen legally admitted to the United States to the extent that coverage is allowable by federal law if the person is:
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶¶H and I are enacted to read:
H. Beginning January 1, 2014, a person 21 to 64 years of age who is not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under this section, who qualifies for medical assistance pursuant to 42 United States Code, Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and who has income at or below 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line plus 5% for the applicable family size as required by federal law. A person eligible for medical assistance under this paragraph must receive the same coverage as is provided to a person eligible under paragraph E; and
This bill expands medical coverage under the MaineCare program to adults who qualify under federal law with incomes up to 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, with the 5% federal income adjustment for family size, and qualifies Maine to receive federal funding for 100% of the cost of coverage for members who enroll under the expansion. Adults who will be eligible are those 21 to 64 years of age beginning January 1, 2014 and adults 19 and 20 years of age beginning October 1, 2019.