HB2731

Requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establish continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance, directing the department of health and environment to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance program waivers or exemptions without legislative approval, prohibiting self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance programs, limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.

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Kansas HB2731 mandates the Department of Health and Environment to seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals.

Kansas HB2731 requires the Department of Health and Environment, in coordination with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, to seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid eligibility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving home and community-based services. The bill also mandates data-matching agreements between state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance, directs the Department of Health and Environment to submit specific data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and prohibits certain public.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

29 Yea

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10 Nay

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1 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 3

9:30 AM

Senate Government Efficiency Hearing

Feb 10

1:30 PM

House Welfare Reform Hearing

History

Apr 10

House

House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 39

Apr 10

Senate

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

Apr 9

House

House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026