Past Legislation
S. 1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 (PDF)
Frist/Bingaman-2005
This bill would give states the option to find children income-eligible
for Medicaid or SCHIP based on the fact that they are already enrolled
in another public means-tested program. It also provides grants to
states and communities for outreach and enrollment activities. This bill
was introduced in 2005 but not enacted.
S. 747 The Children’s Express Lane to Health
Coverage Act of 2005 (PDF) 36 KB
Lugar/Bingaman-2005
This bill would give states the option to find children income-eligible
for Medicaid or SCHIP based on the fact that they are already enrolled
in another public means-tested program. The intent of the bill is to
allow states the flexibility of implementing an automatic Express Lane
Eligibility program that would make it easier for uninsured but eligible
children to enroll in Medicaid and SCHIP. This bill was introduced in
2005 but not enacted.
S. 114 Kids Come First Act of 2005 (PDF) 92 KB
Kerry-2005
Included in this comprehensive child health coverage legislation is a
provision that would allow states the option to find children
income-eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP based on the fact that they are
already enrolled in another public means-tested program. The
Express
Lane provision is part of a multi-faceted
effort to streamline the enrollment process, including other measures
such as requiring states to adopt 12-month continuous enrollment, accept
self-declaration of income, and remove the assets test. This bill was
introduced in 2005 but not enacted.
S.1563 The ABCs for Children's Health Act of 2005
(PDF) 64 KB
DeWine-2005
This bill promotes "express enrollment" through upgrade of enrollment
systems at 90/10 match. See section 102. This bill was introduced in
2005 but not enacted.
S. 2990 Hispanic Health Improvement Act of 2002
(PDF) 262 KB and H.R. 5449 (PDF) 262 KB
Bingaman/Rodriguez-2002
Subtitle D, Section 131 of this Act would allow states to deem children
to have met Medicaid’s financial eligibility requirements based on
a determination of income and resources by another Federal or State
agency within the prior twelve months, as long as the agency bears a
real or potential fiscal impact from that determination. This proposal
is part of comprehensive legislation to improve and fund health coverage
for low-income families, especially those in the Hispanic community.
This bill was introduced in 2002 but was not enacted.
S. 940 Act to Leave No Child Behind (PDF) 2026 KB
and H.R. 1990 (PDF) 2056 KB
Dodd/Miller-2001
Section 1121(a)(E) of this Act would require states to coordinate
enrollment of children under Medicaid and SCHIP with enrollment in other
Federal means-tested public assistance programs. This proposal is part
of comprehensive legislation to improve all children’s services
that was introduced in 2001 but was not enacted.
P.L. 106-224 Agricultural
Risk Protection Act of 2000
Combest-2000
Subtitle E, Section 242 of this Act amended the National School Lunch
Act to facilitate disclosure of contact and eligibility information from
school lunch applications to Medicaid and SCHIP agencies. This law
allows schools and school districts to share school lunch information
with the state health insurance agencies for outreach and enrollment
activities without obtaining parental consent. The law, enacted in 2000,
stipulates that parents or guardians must be notified and given the
opportunity to elect not to have their children's eligibility
information disclosed to Medicaid or SCHIP.
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