53-4-1101. Short title

53-4-1101. Short title. This part may be cited as the “Healthy Montana Kids Plan Act”. History: En. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008.

53-4-1102. Purpose

53-4-1102. Purpose. The purposes of this part are to: (1) create the healthy Montana kids plan, which offers health coverage to uninsured children by increasing eligibility for the children’s health insurance program and the Montana medicaid program and by helping families cover their children under employer-sponsored plans; (2) provide for active enrollment of children in the plan; and […]

53-4-1103. Definitions

53-4-1103. Definitions. For purposes of part 10 and this part, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Comprehensive” means health insurance having benefits at least as extensive as those provided under the children’s health insurance program. (2) ”Department” means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. (3) ”Enrollee” means a child who is enrolled or in […]

53-4-1104. Healthy Montana kids plan

53-4-1104. Healthy Montana kids plan. (1) There is a healthy Montana kids plan that provides comprehensive health coverage to uninsured children who are residents of the state. (2) The plan includes and coordinates access to health coverage for enrollees in the children’s health insurance program and the Montana medicaid program. (3) The department shall administer the plan. (4) To […]

53-4-1105. Rulemaking — active enrollment — plan coordination

53-4-1105. Rulemaking — active enrollment — plan coordination. (1) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this part, including plan administration, plan enrollment, outreach efforts, and standards of performance to allow enrollment partners to assist in enrolling children in the plan or other health coverage plans administered by the department. (2) The rules must: (a) establish a […]

53-4-1106. and 53-4-1107 reserved

53-4-1106 and 53-4-1107 reserved.

53-4-1108. Enrollment in employer-sponsored plans

53-4-1108. Enrollment in employer-sponsored plans. The department may: (1) provide premium assistance to families who have access to one or more employer-sponsored comprehensive group health insurance plans in order to provide coverage for eligible children. The premium assistance may not exceed the cost of coverage for that child under the plan. (2) provide assistance to employers who establish […]

53-4-1109. Federal financial participation

53-4-1109. Federal financial participation. The department shall request any necessary state plan amendments or waivers of federal requirements in order to allow receipt of the maximum available federal funds to facilitate implementation of this part, subject to appropriation of necessary matching state funds. History: En. Sec. 7, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008.

53-4-1110. Exemption from resource test

53-4-1110. (Temporary) Exemption from resource test. An otherwise applicable eligibility resource test provided for in 53-6-113(6) and 53-6-131(9) does not apply to plan applicants. (Terminates June 30, 2025, on occurrence of contingency–sec. 48, Ch. 415, L. 2019.) 53-4-1110. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Exemption from resource test. An otherwise applicable eligibility resource test provided for in 53-6-113(6) […]

53-4-1111. through 53-4-1114 reserved

53-4-1111 through 53-4-1114 reserved.

53-4-1115. Special revenue account

53-4-1115. Special revenue account. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department for the purposes provided in subsection (2). There must be paid into the account the amounts collected under 33-2-708(3)(b). Any interest or income derived from the account must be deposited in the account. (2) Money in […]