SB363: Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
Plain-Language Summary
This bill aims to improve Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and make changes to public assistance programs. It also requires quarterly redeterminations of medical assistance eligibility and limits retroactive enrollment.
Who This Affects
This bill affects Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities who receive services through a home and community-based waiver, as well as able-bodied adults without dependents aged 50-64 who may be eligible for Medicaid.
Key Provisions
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Timeline
Introduced
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Last Action
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
Mar 17, 2026
Sponsors
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