HB 0045A

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the Florida KidCare program; amending
3	s. 409.814, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
4	documentation required for determination of eligibility;
5	providing an effective date.
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7	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
10	409.814, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
11	409.814  Eligibility.--A child who has not reached 19 years
12	of age whose family income is equal to or below 200 percent of
13	the federal poverty level is eligible for the Florida KidCare
14	program as provided in this section. For enrollment in the
15	Children's Medical Services Network, a complete application
16	includes the medical or behavioral health screening. If,
17	subsequently, an individual is determined to be ineligible for
18	coverage, he or she must immediately be disenrolled from the
19	respective Florida KidCare program component.
20	(8)  In determining the eligibility of a child, an assets
21	test is not required. Each applicant shall provide written
22	documentation during the application process and the
23	redetermination process, including, but not limited to, the
24	following:
25	(a)  Proof of family income, which must include a copy of
26	the applicant's most recent supported by copies of any federal
27	income tax return. In the absence of a federal income tax
28	return, an applicant may submit for the prior year, any wages
29	and earnings statements (pay stubs), (W-2 forms), or and any
30	other appropriate documents document.
31	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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