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NEBRASKA TITLE XXI PROGRAM FACT SHEET

Name of Plan: Kids Connection Date Plan Submitted:

May 13, 1998 Date Plan Approved: August 7, 1998 Date Plan Effective:

May 1, 1998 Date First Amendment Submitted: August 1, 1998 Date First Amendment Approved: October 13, 1998 Date First Amendment Effective: September 1, 1998 Date Second Amendment Submitted: June 27, 2002 Date Second Amendment Approved: September 19, 2002 Date Second Amendment Effective: August 24, 2001 Date Third Amendment Submitted: August 14, 2009 Date Third Amendment Approved: October 21, 2009 Date Third Amendment Effective: September 1, 2009

Background

• On May 13, 1998, Nebraska submitted a Title XXI State Plan, Kids Connection Phase I, to expand Medicaid eligibility for individuals age 15 through 18 to 100 percent of the Federal poverty level (FPL).

Amendments

• On August 1, 1998, Nebraska submitted an amendment to implement Phase II of Kids Connection, to expand Medicaid eligibility for children through age 18 up to 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

• Nebraska submitted its second amendment on June 27, 2002. This amendment updates and amends the CHIP State plan to indicate the State’s compliance with the final CHIP regulations.

• On August 14, 2009, Nebraska submitted its third amendment to implement Phase III of Kids Connection, to expand the income eligibility level for children through age 18 with family income from 185 percent of the FPL up to and including 200 percent of the FPL.