Citations Affected: IC 12-14; IC 12-15.
Synopsis: Medicaid. Amends the definition of a disabled person, which is used for purposes of
determining eligibility under the Medicaid program and the supplemental assistance for
individuals with disabilities program, to include an individual who has a physical or mental
impairment, disease, or loss that appears reasonably certain to result in death or last for a
continuous period of at least four years without significant improvement. (Current law requires
that the impairment, disease, or loss continue throughout the individual's lifetime.) Allows
verification of a qualifying diagnosis of a mental impairment, disease, or loss to be made by a
psychologist. Eliminates a provision requiring that the income of parents of certain Medicaid
applicants who are between 18 and 21 years of age and who regularly attend a school, college,
university, or course of vocational or technical training be considered when determining the
applicants' eligibility for Medicaid. (This conference committee report specifies that the
diagnosis of an individual with a mental impairment, disease, or loss may be verified by a
physician or a psychologist for purposes of qualifying for Medicaid and the supplemental
assistance for individuals with disabilities program.)
Effective: July 1, 2000; January 1, 2001.
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate
upon Engrossed House Amendments to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 79 respectfully reports that
said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:
that the Senate recede from its dissent from all House amendments and that
the Senate now concur in all House amendments to the bill and that the bill
be further amended as follows:
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Senator MillerRepresentative Welch
Chairperson
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Senator SimpsonRepresentative Goeglein
Senate Conferees House Conferees