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This joint resolution directs the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to immediately withdraw all waiver applications submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid, for the purpose of establishing a community engagement program. This action is necessary because a previously submitted waiver application, known as an 1115(a) demonstration waiver, which was intended to implement a mandatory community engagement program for certain Medicaid beneficiaries, does not comply with new federal requirements established by House Resolution 1 (H.R. 1). H.R. 1 mandates that states implement such programs by January 1, 2027, and continuing to pursue the non-compliant waiver could delay the state's ability to meet this federal deadline with a program that adheres to the new rules. The resolution declares an emergency to ensure its immediate effect, emphasizing the urgency of complying with federal law.

Health and Social Services

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hjr24.html