Joe Hune Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients
Signed by Governor Rick Snyder
Title: Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients
Vote to pass with amendment a bill that requires an individual to work an average of 80 hours per month as a condition of receiving medical benefits.
Amends the Social Welfare Act to add work requirements to the Medical Assistance Program (Sec. 107B).
Requires an employee to work an average of 80 hours per month to remain eligible for medical assistance (Sec. 107B).
Requires able-bodied recipients to verify compliance on a monthly basis and report family income quarterly or any income changes within 10 days (Sec. 107B).
Prohibits a recipient from receiving medical assistance for 1 year if they do not comply within 30 days of receiving their first warning of noncompliance (Sec. 107B).
Exempts pregnant individuals, individuals receiving disability or unemployment benefits, full-time students, and anyone with a medical condition that limits their ability to work (Sec. 107B).
Exempts caretakers of an individual under the age of 6 as well as caretakers of an individual with a disability who needs their full-time care (Sec. 107B).
Exempts an individual who has been incarcerated within the past 6 months as well as anyone under the age of 21 who has previously been in foster care (Sec. 107B).
Requires the DHHS to implement these requirements by October 1, 2018, and to give 90 days' advance notice to recipients (Sec. 107B).
Specifies that meeting these requirements may count towards meeting the work requirements of other public assistance programs (Sec. 107B).
Title: Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients
Vote to pass a bill that requires an individual to work 29 hours a week to qualify for medical assistance.
Amends the Social Welfare Act to add work requirements to the Medical Assistance Program (Sec. 107A).
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to apply for a Federal waiver to establish the work requirements as a condition of receiving medical assistance (Sec. 107A).
Requires the DHHS to include in its implementation of the waiver a requirement of 29 hours average a week per month of qualifying activities (Sec. 107A).
Requires able-bodied recipients to verify compliance on a monthly basis and report family income quarterly or any income changes within 10 days (Sec. 107A).
Prohibits a recipient from receiving medical assistance for 1 year if they do not comply within 30 days of receiving their first warning of noncompliance (Sec. 107A).
Exempts pregnant individuals, individuals receiving disability or unemployment benefits, full-time students, and anyone with a medical condition that limits their ability to work (Sec. 107A).
Exempts caretakers of an individual under the age of 6 as well as caretakers of an individual with a disability who needs their full-time care (Sec. 107A).
Exempts an individual who has been incarcerated within the past 6 months as well as anyone under the age of 21 who has previously been in foster care (Sec. 107A).
Requires the DHHS to implement these requirements by October 1, 2018, and to give 90 days' advance notice to recipients (Sec. 107A).
Specifies that meeting these requirements may count towards meeting the work requirements of other public assistance programs (Sec. 107A).
Title: Establishes Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients