RIte Share Premium Assistance Program (210-RICR-30-05-3)
210-RICR-30-05-3
ACTIVE RULE
EMERGENCY RULE
| Title | 210 | Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
| Chapter | 30 | Medicaid for Children, Families, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Adults |
| Subchapter | 05 | Service Delivery Options |
| Part | 3 | RIte Share Premium Assistance Program (210-RICR-30-05-3) |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Active |
| Effective | 03/24/2020 to 03/19/2021 |
Regulation Authority :
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8.4-12; Section 1906 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act
Purpose and Reason :
The enacted SFY 2019 budget amended RIGL Chapter RIGL 40-8.4-12 to expand the population that is included in the RIte Share program to include childless adults between the ages of nineteen (19) and sixty-four (64) who are not receiving or eligible to receive Medicare but are Medicaid eligible. The amended language incorporates the following changes:
· Addition of childless adults between the ages of nineteen (19) and sixty-four (64) who are not receiving or eligible to receive Medicare
· Clarification of Buy-in Requirements
· Technical corrections to definitions and program requirements
These rules were amended to bring them into conformity with current state and federal statutes /regulations and current standards of practice.
Editorial Notes :
The agency requested an extension to the effective dates allowed by R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.10 for this emergency amendment which was promulgated on March 24, 2020. The extension was granted in accordance with Executive Order 20-111 which permits extensions for sixty (60) days. As a result of this additional extension, the effective dates have been revised and the regulation will now become ineffective on March 19, 2021.
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril :
covid
