HB 1199 - DIGEST

Authorizes the state health care authority to consider a person's income when establishing cost-sharing requirements.

Prohibits the authority from establishing eligibility restrictions for the buy-in program based upon a person's income or maximum age.

Requires the authority to seek federal approval to exclude resources accumulated in a separate account that results from earnings during an individual's enrollment in the buy-in program when determining the individual's subsequent eligibility for another medical assistance program.