HB 1742 -- Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with
Disabilities

Sponsor:  Portwood

This bill requires the Department of Social Services to determine
the eligibility of an employed disabled person requesting medical
assistance whose family gross income is less than 250% of the
federal poverty level.  The bill:

(1)  Requires that an individual meet the definition of a
disabled person under the federal Supplemental Security Income
Program or of an employed individual with a medically improved
disability under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act of 1999;

(2)  Requires an individual who has a net income that does not
exceed the limit for permanent and totally disabled individuals
to receive non-spenddown Missouri Medicaid benefits;

(3)  Requires any participant whose gross income exceeds 100% of
the federal poverty level to pay a fee to participate in this
program;

(4)  Requires an individual to participate in an
employer-sponsored health insurance plan if the department
determines that it is more cost effective; and

(5)  Exempts any income earned through certified extended
employment at a sheltered workshop for the purposes of
determining eligibility.

The bill contains an emergency clause.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:44 am