Introduced
by
To require the state to refund the $25 fee that accompanies an application to participate in EPIC program, which provides prescription drug insurance coverage to low income seniors, if the person is not eligible and the application is denied.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that adds provisions originally in House Bill 4670, which would allow senior citizens to deduct farm and small business expenses for purposes of determining their income eligibility for the EPIC program, and establish that adult foster care homes and assisted living facilities are not considered "institutions," so seniors living in them would be eligible for EPIC.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To require the state to refund the $25 fee that accompanies an application to participate in EPIC program, which provides prescription drug insurance coverage to low income seniors, if the person is not eligible and the application is denied. Also, to allow senior citizens to deduct farm and small business expenses for purposes of determining their income eligibility for the EPIC program, and establish that adult foster care homes and assisted living facilities are not considered "institutions," so seniors living in them would still be eligible for EPIC.
Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
