,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aj1 #bjai ,mr4  
,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to enc\rage 
,/ates to disreg>d p>5tal income &      
assets :5 det]m9+ ,m$icaid eligibility =
 disabl$ *ildr54  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,af=dable ,heal?   
,c>e = ,*ildr5 ) ,disabilities ,act4    
#b4 ,enc\rag+ ,/ates to disreg>d p>5tal 
income & assets :5 det]m9+ ,m$icaid     
eligibility = disabl$ *ildr5  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #aije ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by    
/rik+ & 7aa7 & ins]t+ 7aa71 & 7ff72 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsection3  7ff7 ,increas$ ,,fmap =    
m$ical assi/ance = c]ta9 disabl$ *ildr5 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ subsection 7b71  
if a ,/ate elects to make m$ical        
assi/ance available to all individuals  

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,f$]al      
m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage = ! ,/ate )   
respect to am\nts exp5d$ by su* ,/ate = 
m$ical assi/ance furni%$ to su*         
individuals on or aft] ,janu>y #a1      
#bjbj1 %all be equal to #ij p]c5t4  7#b7
 ,individuals describ$ ,an individual   
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is an individual
 :o-- 7,a7 is #ah ye>s ( age or y\ng]2  
7,b7 :o w\ld be eligible = b5efits "u ! 
supplem5tal security income program "u  
title ,,xvi on ! basis ( be+ bl9d 7z    
det]m9$ "u section #afad7;a77#b77 or    
disabl$ 7z det]m9$ "u section           
#afad7;a77#c77;,c77 b = ! fact t !      
individual's income or res\rces d n meet
 ! requirem5ts ( su* program2  7,c7 ^:  
income 7z det]m9$ "u section #afab1     
except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77 does n
 exce$ an income level e/abli%$ by !    
,/ate consi/5t ) section                
#aijb7m77#b77;,a72 &  7,d7 ^: res\rces  
7z det]m9$ "u section #afac1 except z   
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77 d n exce$ !    
maximum am\nt ( res\rces t an individual

 may h & obta9 b5efits "u t program4    
7#c7 ,income & res\rce eligibility      
det]m9ation me?odology ,9 det]m9+ :e!r  
an individual's income or res\rces d n  
exce$ ! income level e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate
 "u subp>agraph 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 or 
! maximum am\nt ( res\rces describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,d7 ( su* p>agraph1 ! ,/ate
 %all disreg>d ! income & res\rces ( any
 p>5t or gu>dian ( ! individual & %all  
treat ! individual z a family ( "o4     
7#d7 ,no wait+ li/s ,! increas$ ,f$]al  
m$ical assi/ance p]c5tage available "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to a ,/ate if
 ! ,/ate limits ! acceptance (          
applications f individuals describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b7 or imposes any num]ical   
limitation1 wait+ li/1 or simil>        
limitation on ! eligibility ( su*       
individuals = m$ical assi/ance4  4  7b7 
,disreg>d ( limits on paym5ts to        
t]ritories ,section #aajh7;g77#d7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acjh7;g77#d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
,) respect to fiscal ye>s beg9n+ )      

fiscal ye> #bjji1 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to fiscal ye>s 
beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjji1  2 &  7#b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,o!r     
exp5ditures ,! am\nts receiv$ by a      
commonweal? or t]ritory = a cal5d> qu>t]
 ( a fiscal ye> t are attributable to ! 
application ( section #aije7;ff7 %all n 
be tak5 into acc\nt 9 apply+ subsection 
7f7 7z increas$ 9 accordance ) p>agraphs
 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#e7 ( ?is         
subsection7 to su* commonweal? or       
t]ritory = su* fiscal ye>4  4