SB 543 (2026)
Establish provisional Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care
This bill did not become law.
Mandates that the Department of Health and Human Services grant provisional eligibility for Medicaid nursing facility services within 90 days of an application, ensuring payments to providers while the final determination is pending. It also appropriates funds to support this provisional eligibility program and exempts counties from associated costs.
The Senate added the substance of this bill to HB 1565.
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