Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB386: Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing the department of public health and human services to apply for reinstatement of 12-month continuous eligibility for certain medicaid coverage groups; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT OF 12-MONTH CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUPS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Twelve-month continuous eligibility for parents, caretaker relatives, and medicaid expansion population -- direction to department of public health and human services. (1) The legislature directs the department of public health and human services to apply for amendments to existing medicaid section 1115 waivers A MEDICAID SECTION 1115 WAIVER to authorize reinstatement of 12-month continuous eligibility for medicaid coverage for: (a) parents and caretaker relatives, as allowed prior to the waiver amendment approved March 30, 2022; and (b) adults eligible for medicaid pursuant to Title 53, chapter 6, part 13, as allowed prior to the waiver amendment approved December 21, 2021. (2) The department shall submit amendments APPLY FOR THE WAIVER PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION (1) no later than September 30, 2025, to authorize 12-month continuous eligibility under: (a) the waiver for additional services and populations, project number 11-W-00181/8, for parents and caretaker relatives initially determined eligible for medicaid in the eligibility groups described in section 1931 and section 1925 of the federal Social Security Act; and (b) the health …
Sponsors
- Howell, SJ (D, 100) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Rereferred to Committee
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 53 yea, 46 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB386?
- HB386 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility.
- What does HB386 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act directing the department of public health and human services to apply for reinstatement of 12-month continuous eligibility for certain medicaid coverage groups; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB386?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB386?
- Howell, SJ (D, 100).
- Where is the official record for HB386?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2530
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