,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,tran1
 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 
,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,mr4       
,l&sman1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4           
,mc,clellan1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (   
,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 & ,mrs4        
,trahan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d titles    
,,xix & ,,xxi ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to provide = cont9u\s eligibility =    
c]ta9 *ildr5 "u ! ,m$icaid program & !  
,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance ,program4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,keep ,kids ,cov]$ ,act4  #b4 ,requir+
 ,/ates to provide = cont9u\s           
eligibility = *ildr5 "u ,m$icaid & ,,*ip
  7a7 ,cont9u\s eligibility = deem$     
newborns until age #f  7#a7 ,m$icaid    
,section #aijb7;e77#d7 ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7e77#d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ "o ye>

 & ins]t+ #f ye>s4  7#b7 ,,*ip ,section 
#baab7;e7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acigll7e77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ #a ye> ( age & ins]t+ #f ye>s (   
age 7except t su* a *ild :o is enroll$  
"u ! ,/ate *ild heal? plan or waiv] may 
be transf]r$ to ! ,m$icaid program "u   
title ,,xix = ! rema9+ duration ( !     
#f-ye> cont9u\s eligibility p]iod1 if ! 
*ild becomes eligible = full b5efits "u 
title ,,xix dur+ su* p]iod74  7b7       
,cont9u\s eligibility = *ildr5 "u age   
#ai & =m] fo/] y\?  7#a7 ,m$icaid       
,section #aijb7;e77#ab7 ( ! ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;a7e77#ab77 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 !   
p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ #a ye> (       
cont9u\s & ins]t+ ,cont9u\s2  7,b7 9 !  
text prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 
has atta9$ ! age ( #f & aft] an         
individual :o2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71
 by /rik+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod & ins]t+ !   
#bd-mon? p]iod2  7,d7 by r$esignat+     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 z clauses  
7i7 ?r\gh 7iii71 respectively1 & adju/+ 

! m>g9s accord+ly2  7,e7 by /rik+ ,!    
,/ate plan & ins]t+3  7,a7 ,*ildr5 "u   
age #f ,! ,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su*    
,/ate plan7 %all provide t an individual
 :o is "u ! age ( #f & :o is det]m9$ to 
be eligible = b5efits "u a ,/ate plan   
7or waiv] ( su* plan7 approv$ "u ?is    
title "u subsection 7a77#aj77;,a7 %all  
rema9 eligible = su* b5efits until !    
e>li] (--  7i7 ! "t t su* individual    
atta9s ! age ( #f2 or  7ii7 ! date t su*
 individual ceases to be a resid5t ( su*
 ,/ate4  7,b7 ,*ildr5 ages #f ?r\gh #ah 
,! ,/ate plan  2 &  7,f7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,=m]
 fo/] y\? ,! ,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su* 
,/ate plan7 %all provide t an individual
 :o is det]m9$ to be eligible = b5efits 
"u a ,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su* plan7   
approv$ "u ?is title "u subsection      
7a77#aj77;,a77i77,,ix7 %all rema9       
eligible = su* b5efits until ! e>li] (--
 7i7 ! "t t su* individual atta9s ! age 
( #bf2 or  7ii7 ! date t su* individual 
ceases to be a resid5t ( su* ,/ate4  4  

7#b7 ,,*ip ,section #bajg7;e77#a77,l7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acig;gg7e77#a77,l771 z r$esignat$ by   
section #gaajc7;b77#a7 ( ,public ,law   
#aai-ba1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ #a   
ye> (2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ #ab-mon? &      
ins]t+ applicable4  7c7 ,updat+ contact 
in=mation dur+ cont9u\s eligibility     
p]iod  7#a7 ,m$icaid ,section #aijb7;a7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a771 z am5d$ by       
sections #gaajc7;a77#a7 & #gaajd (      
,public ,law #aai-ba1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#hh71 by /rik+ & at ! end2    
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#hi71 by /rik+ ! p]iod 
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+
 aft] p>agraph 7#hi7 ! foll[+ new       
p>agraph3  7#ij7 provide = a process--  
7,a7 to obta91 n less frequ5tly ?an     
annually1 ! up-to-date contact in=mation
 = individuals enroll$ "u su* plan 7or a
 waiv] ( su* plan7 :o h be5 s enroll$ = 
a p]iod ( long] ?an #ab mon?s pursuant  
to a cont9u\s eligibility provision "u  
?is title2 &  7,b7 to in=m ea* su*      

individual ( _! enrollm5t "u su* plan   
7or waiv]7 pursuant to su* cont9u\s     
eligibility provision & ( ! rema9+      
duration ( ! applicable p]iod ( cont9u\s
 eligibility4  4  7#b7 ,,*ip ,section   
#bajg7;e77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;gg7e77#a771 z     
am5d$ by sections #gaajc7;b77#a7 &      
#gaaji7;b7 ( ,public ,law #aai-ba1 is   
am5d$--  7,a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs
 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,w7 z subp>agraphs 7,j7    
?r\gh 7,x71 respectively2 &  7,b7 by    
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,h7 ! foll[+   
new subp>agraph3  7,i7 ,section         
#aijb7;a77#ij7 7relat+ to ! v]ification 
( contact in=mation & provision (       
in=mation reg>d+ enrollm5t dur+ a p]iod 
( cont9u\s eligibility74  4  7d7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ! date t is 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
section4  #c4 ,adju/+ application (     
provision provid+ cov]age cont9uity =   
=m] fo/] *ildr5 up to age #bf "u        
,m$icaid ,section #ajjb7;a77#b7 ( !     

,,support = ,pati5ts & ,communities ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a note7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ %all take effect ) respect to &
 all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 %all apply--  7,a7     
beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbc1 ) respect to  
fo/] y\? :o atta9 #ah ye>s ( age on or  
aft] su* date2 &  7,b7 beg9n+ on ! date 
t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
! ,keep ,kids ,cov]$ ,act1 ) respect to 
fo/] y\? n describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74 
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