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H0850 • 2026

MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

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Sponsor
HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
H Health/Wel
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

What This Bill Does

  • MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature

    Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

  2. 2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature

    Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

MEDICAID – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions relating to Medicaid eligibility expansion.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
850
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
MEDICAID;
AMENDING
SECTION
31
-
3502,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
REMOVE
A
CODE
2
REFERENCE;
REPEALING
SECTION
56
-
267,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
TO
MEDICAID
3
ELIGIBILITY
EXPANSION;
REPEALING
SECTION
56
-
2205,
IDAHO
CODE,
RELATING
4
TO
LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL
AND
MEDICAID
EXPANSION
LIMITS;
AND
PROVIDING
AN
5
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
6
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
7
SECTION
1.
That
Section
31
-
3502,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
31
-
3502.
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.
(1)
Notwithstanding
10
any
provision
of
law
or
rule
to
the
contrary,
no
person
eligible
for
medic
-
1
1
aid
pursuant
to
section
56
-
254
or
56
-
267
,
Idaho
Code,
shall
be
eligible
for
12
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
chapter
as
it
existed
on
March
1,
2022.
13
(2)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
or
rule
to
the
contrary,
no
14
person
eligible
for
health
insurance
shall
be
eligible
for
financial
assis
-
15
tance
pursuant
to
this
chapter
as
it
existed
on
March
1,
2022.
16
(3)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
or
rule
to
the
contrary,
no
17
person
in
a
commitment
proceeding
pursuant
to
chapter
3,
title
66,
Idaho
18
Code,
who
is
eligible
for
medicaid
or
eligible
for
health
insurance
shall
be
19
eligible
for
financial
assistance
pursuant
to
this
chapter
as
it
existed
on
20
March
1,
2022.
21
(4)
A
board
of
county
commissioners,
the
board
of
the
catastrophic
22
health
care
cost
program,
or
the
department
of
health
and
welfare
receiving
23
an
application
for
assistance
for
services
received
through
March
31,
2022,
24
shall
process
such
application
pursuant
to
this
chapter
as
it
existed
on
25
March
1,
2022.
26
(5)
It
is
the
intent
of
the
legislature
that
moneys
saved
by
counties
27
pursuant
to
this
section
may
be
used
for
additional
county
aid
to
public
28
health
districts
as
required
by
section
39
-
424A,
Idaho
Code.
29
SECTION
2.
That
Section
56
-
267
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
30
repealed.
31
SECTION
3.
That
Section
56
-
2205
,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
32
repealed.
33
SECTION
4.
This
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
Jan
-
34
uary
1,
2028.
35