February 20, 2009





HOUSE BILL No. 1691

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DIGEST OF HB 1691 (Updated February 18, 2009 6:48 pm - DI 77)



Citations Affected: Noncode.

Synopsis: Use of contractor for eligibility determinations. Prohibits the office of the secretary of family and social services from using a contractor to assist in making eligibility determinations for the Medicaid program, food stamps, and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in additional counties after November 1, 2008, until the select joint commission on Medicaid oversight has reviewed the changes and status of the counties that implemented the eligibility determination changes before November 1, 2008. (The introduced version of this bill was approved by the select joint commission on Medicaid oversight.)

Effective: Upon passage.





Crouch, Brown C




    January 16, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
    February 19, 2009, reported _ Do Pass.






February 20, 2009

First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1691



    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning human services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (09)HB1691.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this SECTION, "commission" refers to the select joint commission on Medicaid oversight established by IC 2-5-26-3.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "office" refers to the office of the secretary of family and social services established by IC 12-8-1-1.
    (c) As used in this SECTION, "programs" refers to the following:
        (1) The Medicaid program (IC 12-15).
        (2) The federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (IC 12-14).
        (3) The federal Food Stamp Program (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)).
    (d) After November 1, 2008, the office of the secretary of family and social services may not implement the use of a contractor to assist in making eligibility determinations for the programs in additional counties until the commission has reviewed the status of the implementation in counties using the contractor for eligibility determinations before November 1, 2008.
    (e) This SECTION expires December 31, 2009.

SOURCE: ; (09)HB1691.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.