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AR SB3

AR SB3
To Amend Arkansas Works To Reduce Income Eligibility Limits And Impose Work Requirements; To Allow The Flexibility To Select Whether To Become An "assessment State" Or A "determination State"; And To Declare An Emergency.

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Introduced
05/01/2017
In Committee
05/02/2017
Crossed Over
05/02/2017
Passed
05/03/2017
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/04/2017

Introduced Session

91st General Assembly (2017 Special)

Bill Summary

To Amend Arkansas Works To Reduce Income Eligibility Limits And Impose Work Requirements; To Allow The Flexibility To Select Whether To Become An "assessment State" Or A "determination State"; And To Declare An Emergency.

AI Summary

This bill: 1) Reduces the income eligibility limit for the Arkansas Works program to 100% of the federal poverty level, down from 138%, and imposes a work requirement for eligible individuals with some exemptions. 2) Allows Arkansas to select whether to become an "assessment state" or a "determination state" for the purposes of Medicaid eligibility determinations by the federally facilitated marketplace, providing the state more flexibility in the eligibility verification process. 3) Requires a study and report on ways to strengthen employer-sponsored health insurance and help small businesses offer more affordable coverage for their employees. The bill declares an emergency due to the need for the Department of Human Services to submit a state plan amendment or waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as soon as possible to ensure certainty in the requirements of the Arkansas Works program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Notification that SB3 is now Act 6 (on 05/04/2017)

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