South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 661

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator McConnell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11417ac09.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3917

Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Medically Fragile Children's Program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/1/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-5
    4/1/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-5

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4/1/2009

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SHALL MAINTAIN ITS MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AND SHALL PURSUE OPTIONS TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING PROGRAM WITH ITS CURRENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

Whereas, H.R. 7130, introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Congressmen Brown and Spratt, amends Title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a State Plan option under Medicaid to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children who are medically fragile or have one or more chronic conditions that impede their ability to function; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services currently operates the Medically Fragile Children's Program, which was established in 1996. Now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shall maintain the department's Medically Fragile Children's Program, which was established in 1996, and the department shall pursue any and all options with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for authority to maintain the existing program with its current eligibility criteria.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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