An Act To Amend the Medicaid Income Requirements To Promote Agricultural Labor

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-AA,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. XX, §1, is further amended to read:

§ 3174-AA. Asset limits

Beginning January 1, 2002, in determining eligibility for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for all individuals and families subject to an asset test, the department shall exempt from consideration all assets exempt pursuant to program rule on January 1, 2001 and shall adopt rules to exempt from consideration certain assets in amounts and under terms the department determines to be reasonable and consistent with the purposes of the Medicaid program as provided in this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A. The rules must provide exemptions for the following assets:

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This bill exempts income derived from seasonal agricultural or forest products employment from being counted as income for Medicaid eligibility purposes.