SF0006

Codifies Wyoming's state criteria for Medicaid eligibility and requires the Department of Health to promulgate implementing rules.

• Requires Medicaid applicants to be U.S. citizens or nationals with valid social security numbers and proof of identity, or to be lawfully present in the United States. (W.S. 42-4-106(e)(i))
• Requires applicants to be Wyoming residents as defined in the Wyoming Medicaid state plan, excluding those intending to return to another state or country. (W.S. 42-4-106(e)(ii))
• Establishes that applicants must meet at least one of the following: be determined disabled by Social Security Administration or the department, be entitled to supplemental security income, be eligible for hospice services with terminal condition status after 30 consecutive days of hospice or institutional residence, be qualified for a legislature-authorized Medicaid waiver, be infected with tuberculosis, or meet other federal Medicaid requirements. (W.S. 42-4-106(e)(iii))
• Provides that no expansion of Medicaid eligibility beyond the level as of July 1, 2026 may occur without prior authorization by the legislature. (W.S. 42-4-106(e)(iii)(F))
• Authorizes the department to establish additional eligibility criteria through rules or as required by federal Medicaid regulations. (W.S. 42-4-106(e)(iv))
• Requires the Department of Health to promulgate all rules necessary to implement the act by October 1, 2026. (Sec. 2)
• Specifies that the act applies to Medicaid applications submitted or renewed on or after July 1, 2027. (Sec. 3)

Effective: July 1, 2027

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