,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai,mr4   
,inh(e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to apply ! ,m$icaid
 asset v]ification program to all       
applicants =1 & recipi5ts (1 m$ical     
assi/ance 9 all ,/ates & t]ritories1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$icaid           
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,application (
 ,m$icaid asset te/ to all applicants =1
 & recipi5ts (1 m$ical assi/ance 9 all  
,/ates & t]ritories  7a7 ,application to
 all applicants & recipi5ts ,section    
#aidj7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw7b77#a77;,a77
 is am5d$ by /rik+ on ! basis ( be+ ag$1
 bl9d1 or disabl$4  7b7 ,application to 
! t]ritories ,section #aidj7;a7 ( su*   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifw7a77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d74  7c7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7
 & 7b7 %all take effect on ! date (     

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,phase-,9     
implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ !    
#ahj day p]iod t beg9s on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all require   
,/ates to submit & implem5t an asset    
v]ification program "u section #aidj ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7z am5d$ by     
subsections 7a7 & 7b77 9 su* mann] z is 
design$ to result 9 ! application ( su* 
programs1 9 ! aggregate = all ,/ates1 to
 enrollm5t ( approximately1 b n less    
?an1 ! foll[+ p]c5tage ( enrollees1 9 ! 
aggregate = all ,/ates1 by ! end ( !    
fiscal ye> involv$3  7,a7 #ab4e p]c5t by
 ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjbj4  7,b7 #be    
p]c5t by ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjba4  7,c7
 #ej p]c5t by ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjbb4 
7,d7 #ge p]c5t by ! end ( fiscal ye>    
#bjbc4  7,e7 #ajj p]c5t by ! end (      
fiscal ye> #bjbd4  7#b7 ,consid]ation ,9
 select+ ,/ates "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all consult ) ! ,/ates involv$ & take  
into acc\nt ! feasibility ( implem5t+   

asset v]ification programs 9 ea* su*    
,/ate4  7#c7 ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be con/ru$ z prev5t+ 
a ,/ate f reque/+1 & ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices f approv+1 !   
implem5tation ( an asset v]ification    
program 9 advance ( ! deadl9e o!rwise   
e/abli%$ "u su* p>agraph4  #c4 ,m$icaid 
res\rces eligibility requirem5t  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #aijb7;e77#ad77;,c7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;a7e77#ad77;,c77 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s--  7,c7 ,res\rces te/ requirem5t
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( ?is title1 9 ! case ( any   
individual ) respect to :om a           
det]m9ation ( income eligibility =      
m$ical assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan or "u  
any waiv] ( su* plan is requir$1 ! ,/ate
 %all also apply a res\rces eligibility 
te/ t meets ! requirem5t ( clause 7ii74 
7ii7 ,requirem5t ,a ,/ate res\rces      
eligibility te/ meets ! requirem5t ( ?is
 clause if ! te/ precludes eligibility =
 any individual ^: res\rces 7z det]m9$  

"u section #afac = purposes ( !         
supplem5tal security income program7    
exce$ ! maximum am\nt ( res\rces t an   
individual may h & obta9 b5efits "u t   
program1 or su* l[] am\nt ( res\rces z !
 ,/ate %all e/abli%4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph
 7#b71 ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 
%all take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjbj4  
7#b7 ,rule = *anges requir+ ,/ate       
legislation ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan "u 
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 :i* !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
det]m9es requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r
 ?an legislation appropriat+ funds7 9   
ord] = ! plan to meet ! additional      
requirem5t impos$ by ! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a71 ! ,/ate plan %all n be  
reg>d$ z fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts
 ( su* title solely on ! basis ( its    
failure to meet ?is additional          
requirem5t be=e ! fir/ day ( ! fir/     
cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! close ( !    
fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate           

legislature t beg9s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,= purposes ( !    
previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 su* session %all be deem$ to be a      
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4