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 PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988 (e)

102 STAT. 2385

STUDY ON EFFECTS OF EXTENDING ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD

CARE.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of the amendments made by this section in reducing welfare dependence and assisting families in making the transition from welfare to employment, and such other effects of such amendments as the Secretary may find appropriate, and shall report the results of such study not later thein September 30, 1997.

Reports. 42 USC 602 note.

SEC. 303. EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 303(a)(l) of the Medicare Catastrophic Covereige Act of 1988, is amended by redesignating section 1925 as section 42 USC 1396s. 1926 and by inserting after section 1924 the following new section: "EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE "SEC. 1925. (a) INITIAL 6-MONTH EXTENSION.—

"(1) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each State plan approved under this title must provide that each family which was receiving aid pursuant to a plan of the State approved under part A of title IV in at least 3 of the 6 months immediately preceding the month in which such family becomes ineligible for such aid, because of hours of, or income from, employment of the caretaker relative (as defined in subsection (e)) or because of section 402(a)(8)(B)(iiXII) (providing for a time-limited earned income disregard), shall, subject to paragraph (3) and without any reapplication for benefits under the plan, remain eligible for assistance under the plan approved under this title during the immediately succeeding 6-month period in accordance with this subsection. "(2) NOTICE OF BENEFITS.—E^ach State, in the notice of termination of aid under part A of title IV sent to a family meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)— (A) shall notify the family of its right to extended medical assistance under this subsection and include in the notice a description of the reporting requirement of subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) and of the circumstances (described in paragraph (3)) under which such extension may be terminated; and "(B) shall include a card or other evidence of the family's entitlement to assistance under this title for the period provided in this subsection. "(3) TERMINATION OF EXTENSION.— "(A) No DEPENDENT CHILD.—Subject

to subparagraphs (B) and (C), extension of assistance during the 6-month period described in paragraph (1) to a family shall terminate (during such period) at the close of the first month in which the family ceases to include a child who is (or would if needy be) a dependent child under part A of title IV. "(B) NOTICE BEFORE TERMINATION.—No termination of assistance shall become effective under subparagraph (A) until the State has provided the family with notice of the grounds for the termination. "(C) CONTINUATION IN CERTAIN CASES UNTIL REDETERMINA-

TION.—With respect to a child who would cease to receive medical assistance because of subparagraph (A) but who may be eligible for assistance under the State plan because

42 USC 1396r-6.

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