HB 1697 - DIGEST |
Requires the state health care authority to provide health coverage to individuals who: (1) Are between the ages of nineteen and twenty-six years old; |
(2) Have a countable income that is at or below one hundred thirty-three percent of the federal poverty level; |
(3) Are not incarcerated; and |
(4) Are not eligible for categorically needy medical assistance as defined in the social security Title XIX state plan. |
Requires the authority to seek federal funding to defray state costs associated with providing coverage to those persons. |