71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 4077
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3200
                   Ordered by the House May 25
             Including House Amendments dated May 25
 
Sponsored by Representative PATRIDGE; Representative C WALKER (at
  the request of Captain Ed Mayor)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
    { - Prohibits - }   { + Allows + } Department of Human
Services   { - from terminating - }   { + to suspend + } benefits
for  { + pregnant woman who is  + }member of Oregon Health Plan
 { - who is - }   { + if woman becomes + } incarcerated.
  { - Provides that benefits are available to certain Oregon
Health Plan members under certain circumstances. - }
   { +  Declares emergency, effective on passage. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Oregon Health Plan; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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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