HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 234

AMEND House Bill No. 234 by deleting line 24 through 37 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (3) The Department, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance shall seek approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, within the United States Department of Health and Human Services to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months through the state plan amendment option created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment revises the method by which the Department of Health and Social Services shall extend Medicaid postpartum coverage clarifying that it is extended to 12 months via the state plan amendment option created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This Amendment also strikes Section 2, which made the Act effective upon enactment with respect to continuation of comprehensive coverage for postpartum patients as determined through the Renewal of the Determination that a Public Health Emergency exists as a result of the continued consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.