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Subcommittee approves substitute to let non-hospital entities determine presumptive eligibility for ambulatory prenatal care pending federal approval
Summary
Senate Bill 831 (substitute) would authorize presumptive eligibility determinations for ambulatory prenatal care to be made by qualified entities beyond hospitals if the Department of Medical Assistance Services obtains federal approval. The subcommittee adopted the substitute and recommended the bill for reporting.
Senator Locke presented a substitute for Senate Bill 831, which concerns hospital presumptive eligibility (HPE) and extends presumptive eligibility for ambulatory prenatal care to pregnant individuals. The substitute directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to seek necessary federal authority from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to…
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