2018 House Bill 5701

Authorize work requirement for Medicaid eligibility

Introduced in the House

March 8, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R-44)

To require the Department of Human Services to develop some form of work, job-training or community service requirement as a condition of accepting Medicaid health coverage benefits. The bill would also require the state to petition the federal Department of Health and Human Services for a “waiver” from federal rules that prohibit this.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations