205.5371 Community engagement waiver program.
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(1)The cabinet, to the extent permitted under federal law, shall implement a mandatory
community engagement waiver program for able-bodied adults without dependents
who have been enrolled in the state's medical assistance program for more than
twelve
(12)months.
(2)If the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the
implementation of a mandatory community engagement waiver program pursuant
to subsection
(1)of this section:
(a)The program may, for the purpose of defining qualifying community
engagement activities, utilize the same requirements established in 7 C.F.R.
sec. 273.24;
(b)Participation in the job placement assistance program established in KRS
151B.420 shall constitute qualifying community engagement activities; and
(c)The cabinet shall, on a monthly basis, provide the Education and Labor
Cabinet with the name and contact information of each individual
participating in the community engagement program.
(a)The cabinet is hereby authorized, as is required under KRS 205.5372, and is
directed to submit a waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services requesting approval to establish the mandatory community
engagement waiver program for able-bodied adults without dependents
described in subsections
(1)and
(2)of this section within ninety
(90)days
after March 27, 2025.
(b)As required in KRS 205.525, the cabinet shall provide a copy and summary of
the waiver application submitted pursuant to this section to the Legislative
Research Commission for referral to the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory
Board, the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and the
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services concurrent with submitting the
application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and shall
provide an update on the status of the application at least quarterly.
(4)As used in this section, "able-bodied adult without dependents" means an individual
who is:
(a)Over eighteen
(18)years of age but under sixty
(60)years of age;
(b)Physically and mentally able to work as determined by the cabinet; and
(c)Not primarily responsible for the care of a dependent child under the age of
eighteen
(18)or a dependent disabled adult relative.