Key Votes
HF 9 - Expands Eligibility for Medical Assistance Programs - Key Vote
Minnesota Key Votes
Debra Kiel voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Feb. 19, 2013 Executive Signed
- Feb. 14, 2013 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 11, 2013 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 10, 2013 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Feb. 19, 2013
Title: Expands Eligibility for Medical Assistance Programs
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (45-22) - Feb. 14, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Expands Eligibility for Medical Assistance Programs
Vote to pass a bill that expands eligibility for the state Medical Assistance Program by adjusting income limits in the program, effective January 1, 2014.
- Expands eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program to children ages 19 to 20, effective January 1, 2014 (Sec. 2).
- Expands the Modified Adjusted Gross Income measurement, used to calculate Social Security and Medicare eligibility, to be used to calculate Medical Assistance Program eligibility for the following groups (Sec. 3):
- Pregnant women;
- Infants;
- Adults without children;
- Children ages 19 to 20; and
- Children less than 19 years of age, their parents, and relative caretakers.
- Increases the income eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program an individual from 75 percent to 133 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (Sec. 5).
- Requires the commissioner of management and budget to transfer funds from the health care access fund to the general fund between 2014-2017 (Sec. 6).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (71-56) - Feb. 11, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Expands Eligibility for Medical Assistance Programs
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Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 10, 2013
Title: Expands Eligibility for Medical Assistance Programs
