SB1665sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Robert Peters

Filed: 3/2/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1665

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1665 on page 5, by replacing lines 12 through 15 with the following:

"(5) In determining eligibility under this Act, a hospital subject to this Act shall exclude from consideration any unconditional cash transfers, payments, or gifts received under a guaranteed income program if:

(A) such cash transfers, payments, or gifts are excluded from consideration for determining eligibility under public health insurance programs administered by the State in which the State has the authority to waive guaranteed income; and

(B) the guaranteed income program is a program for a defined number of months or years designed to reduce poverty, promote social mobility, or increase financial stability for program participants and if there is an explicit plan to collect data.

This paragraph is inoperative on and after July 1, 2026."; and

on page 8, line 4, after "the State Children's Health Insurance Program," by inserting "the Health Benefits for Immigrants program,"; and

on page 9, on lines 2 through 6, by deleting "Household income received through participation in a guaranteed income program shall not be considered income for the purposes of reviewing eligibility for financial assistance.".