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Committee backs bill to align CHIP income limit with federal 205% threshold
Summary
The House Human Services Committee voted to recommend do‑pass on House Bill 1070, which updates North Dakota law to reflect the CMS‑approved maximum for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP): 200% of the federal poverty level plus a 5 percentage‑point standard income disregard (205%). The department estimated about 96 children would fall
The Department of Health and Human Services asked the House Human Services Committee to approve House Bill 1070, which would align the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) income eligibility with the federal maximum the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will approve for North Dakota.
"This is the maximum federal poverty line that North Dakota can be approved by CMS for CHIP," said Krista Freming, assistant director of the Medical Services Division at DHHS, describing federal rules that…
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