Public Assistance

State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Medicaid Eligibility: Postpartum Mothers [HB-59] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
An Act relating to Medicaid eligibility; expanding eligibility for postpartum mothers; conditioning the expansion of eligibility on approval by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hss Rpt 6dp on 03/08/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Adult Home Care; Med Assistance [HB-58] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Senior Citizens ]
An Act relating to medical assistance for recipients of Medicaid waivers; establishing an adult care home license and procedures; providing for the transition of individuals from foster care to adult home care settings; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Referred To Finance on 03/17/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending [SB-54] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/01/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Supplemental; Reapprop; Amending [HB-54] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
An Act making supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/01/2023

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

DES; waiver of overpayment [SB-1398] [Unemployment ] [Human Services ]
DES; waiver of overpayment

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sally Gonzales Senate Read Second Time on 02/09/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Child Care Provider Collective Bargaining [HB-46] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
An Act allowing child care providers that receive state aid to organize and collectively bargain with the Department of Health; and establishing the child care provider fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson L&c Rpt Cs(l&c) New Title 2dp 2nr 2am on 03/06/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Mental Health Budget [HB-41] [Budget and Spending ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Letter To Amhta Per As 37.14.005(c) Received on 10/16/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Approp: Mental Health Budget [SB-42] [Budget and Spending ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/18/2023

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2023 Regular Session

Repeals existing law relating to the Food Stamp Revolving Fund, which is no longer in use. [HB-5] [Food ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE -- Repeals existing law relating to the Food Stamp Revolving Fund, which is no longer in use.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Reported Signed By Governor On March 6, 2023 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 07/01/2023 on 03/07/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Medicaid Optional Svcs & Cost Containment [HB-16] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ]
An Act requiring the state medical assistance program to provide certain services; relating to cost containment measures for the state medical assistance program; relating to payment for adult dental services; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Josephson Sponsor Substitute Introduced on 03/08/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 33rd Legislature

Const. Am: Abortion/funding [SJR-2] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ]
Const. Am: Abortion/funding

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Shelley Hughes Prefile Released 1/9/23 on 01/18/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to children's health. [HB-120] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to prohibit the provision of or referral for gender transition procedures to any child under the age of 18 years; define a violation as unprofessional conduct and acting recklessly for purposes of tort claims; permit an action on a violation to be taken by the parent or guardian of the child before the child attains the age of 18 years and by the child within 30 years of the child attaining the age of 18 years, with exceptions under which the time may be longer; require conditions for actions and damages; prohibit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox Introduced In House on 01/05/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to hospital rate improvement programs and declaring an emergency. [HB-75] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
Amend KRS 205.6405, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to redefine "managed care gap" and "qualifying hospital"; amend KRS 205.6406, relating to hospital rate improvement programs, to add inpatient services and include add-on amounts to the calculation of payments; modify the formula for the calculation of payments; provide that certain payments made under the programs do not count against any spending or appropriation limits; permit the Department for Medicaid Services to create a program to increase outpatient reimbursement within (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 21) on 03/20/2023

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to public utilities. [HB-66] [Energy ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; allow resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period during which the temperature standard is exceeded; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown Introduced In House on 01/03/2023

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 32nd Legislature

Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 168 [SCR-19]
Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 168

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Manifest Error(s) on 10/05/2022

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 32nd Legislature

Approp: Supplemental; Capital [SB-241] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating expenses of state government and certain programs; making capital appropriations and supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/04/2022

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 32nd Legislature

Approp: Supplemental; Capital [HB-414] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
An Act making appropriations for the operating expenses of state government and certain programs; making capital appropriations and supplemental appropriations; capitalizing funds; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 04/04/2022

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State (Louisiana)
Louisiana 2022 Regular Session

Requests a study and recommendations to the legislature concerning means by which to eliminate "benefits cliffs" in public assistance programs [HCR-35] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ]
Requests a study and recommendations to the legislature concerning means by which to eliminate "benefits cliffs" in public assistance programs

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Francis Thompson Taken By The Clerk Of The House And Presented To The Secretary Of State In Accordance With The Rules Of The House. on 05/26/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the public assistance benefits cliff. [HB-708] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish a basic health program and to develop a benefits cliff calculator; direct the cabinet to establish and operate a Community Jobs Initiative pilot program; require the cabinet to seek federal approval if they determine that such approval is necessary; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 174) on 04/08/2022

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to welfare and family services. [HB-7] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Poverty ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 205 to establish that the terms "cash assistance" and "public assistance" do not include foster care, kinship care, fictive kin care, or relative placement payments; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to conduct annual analysis of expenditures related to the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; provide for the allocation of unobligated TANF funds; establish restrictions on the use of cash assistance benefits; require the cabinet to utilize a single electronic benefit transfer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Meade Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 211) on 04/14/2022

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