Sec. PP-1. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. QQ, §1 and affected by §5, is further amended by amending the first paragraph to read:
2. Eligibility; enrollment. Health coverage under the Cub Care program is available to children one year of age or older and under 19 years of age whose family income is above the eligibility level for Medicaid under section 3174-G and below the maximum eligibility level established under paragraphs A and B, who meet the requirements set forth in paragraph C and for whom premiums are paid under subsection 5.
Sec. PP-2. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§5, ¶A, as reallocated by RR 1997, c. 2, §46, is amended to read:
A. Premiums must be paid at the beginning of each month for coverage for that month according to the following scale:
(1) Families with incomes between 150% and 160% of the nonfarm income official poverty line pay premiums of 5% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than 5% of the cost for 2 children;
(2) Families with incomes between 160% and 170% of the nonfarm income official poverty line pay premiums of 10% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than 10% of the cost for 2 children; and
(3) Families with incomes between 170% and 185% of the nonfarm income official poverty line must pay premiums of 15% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than 15% of the cost for 2 children.; and
(4) Families with incomes between 185% and 200% of the nonfarm income official poverty line must pay premiums of 20% of the benefit cost per child, but not more than 20% of the cost for 2 children.
Sec. PP-3. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers
All Other $303,323
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for the state share of the costs to expand eligibility of the Cub Care program to children who have not attained one year of age.
Sec. PP-4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Block Grant Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers
All Other $979,773
Provides funds for the federal share of the costs to expand eligibility of the Cub Care program to children who have not attained one year of age.
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