5404-S AMS DOUM YOWE 018

SSB 5404 - S AMD 294

By Senators Doumit, Hargrove and Fairley

4/4/03 NOT ADOPTED

On page 34, line 34, increase the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2004 by $2,831,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 34, line 35, increase the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2005 by $2,975,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 34, line 36, increase the general fund--federal appropriation by $5,806,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 44, line 22, increase the general fund--federal appropriation by $44,603,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 44, line 24, increase the health services account appropriation by $39,945,000 and adjust the totals accordingly.

On page 45, strike everything after "(3)" on line 22 through "level." on line 25, and insert the following: "The department shall continue to extend (a) medicaid eligibility to children through age 18 residing in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, and (b) children's health insurance program eligibility to children residing in households with incomes between 200 percent and 250 percent of the federal poverty level."

On page 150, beginning on line 28, strike all material through "$50,000,000" on line 29.

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EFFECT: Increases state appropriations by $45.7 million in order to continue covering children with family incomes up to 250% of the federal poverty level under Medicaid and SCHIP, rather than lowering eligibility to 175% of poverty. Pays for the continued coverage by reversing the proposed transfer of $50 million from the Health Services Account to the General Fund.

Fiscal Impact: $45.7 million General Fund-State and Health Services Account.