HCS SB 1084 -- HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED CHILDREN

SPONSOR:  Gibbons (Scharnhorst)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Health
Care Policy by a vote of 10 to 0.

This substitute extends the expiration date of the Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIPs) established by the Department of
Social Services to pay for health care for uninsured children
from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.  The expiration date of the
financial assistance for Consumer-directed Personal Care Services
Program is extended from June 30, 2006, to June 30, 2008.

The substitute contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say the bill is necessary to extend the
sunset of the Healthcare for Uninsured Children Program to
correspond with the sunset date for Missouri's Medicaid Program.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Gibbons.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Dominic Lackey, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:47 am