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This amendment clarifies Medicaid eligibility criteria by exempting children in state custody from residency requirements, adjusting waiver language, adding specific eligibility categories, and allowing temporary emergency expansions.

• Children in the custody of the Department of Family Services are exempted from the residency requirement when determining Medicaid coverage by the Department of Health. (Page 2, line 10)
• Medicaid waiver eligibility language is modified to reference department rules and expand to include 'other expansion' beyond waivers. (Page 3, lines 19-21)
• The date reference for Medicaid expansion restrictions is changed from July to January in the effective date provision. (Page 4, line 7)
• Authority is granted to the governor to authorize temporary Medicaid eligibility expansions to combat public health emergencies, with such expansions ending no more than 30 days after the next legislative session adjournment. (Page 4, lines 16-22)
• Four new Medicaid eligibility categories are added: children in foster care or state school custody; individuals enrolled in the 1115 family planning waiver (with authorization to continue until December 31, 2027); employed individuals with disabilities under federal Social Security Act provisions; and individuals in the breast and cervical cancer treatment program. (Page 4, after line 8)

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