71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3200
 
LC 4077/HB 3200-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3200
 
           By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY
 
                             May 25
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, after 'Plan' insert '; and
declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 12 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act
are added to and made a part of ORS chapter 414. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) When a woman who is enrolled in
the Oregon Health Plan as a pregnant woman becomes an inmate
residing in a public institution, the Department of Human
Services shall suspend medical assistance under the plan.
  ' (2) The department shall continue to determine the
eligibility of the pregnant woman as categorically needy as
defined in ORS 414.025.
  ' (3) Upon notification that a pregnant woman described under
subsection (1) of this section is no longer an inmate residing in
a public institution, the department shall reinstate medical
assistance under the plan if the woman is otherwise eligible for
medical assistance. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { +  Section 2 of this 2001 Act does
not extend eligibility to an otherwise ineligible individual or
extend medical assistance to an individual if matching federal
funds are not available to pay for medical assistance. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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