Section 208.640

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 208

Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  208.640.  Co-payments required, when, amount, limitations. — Parents and guardians of uninsured children with incomes between one hundred fifty-one and three hundred percent of the federal poverty level who do not have access to affordable employer-sponsored health care insurance or other affordable health care coverage may obtain coverage pursuant to this section. For the purposes of sections 208.631 to 208.657, "affordable employer-sponsored health care insurance or other affordable health care coverage" refers to health insurance requiring a monthly premium less than or equal to one hundred thirty-three percent of the monthly average premium required in the state's current Missouri consolidated health care plan. The parents and guardians of eligible uninsured children pursuant to this section are responsible for* a monthly premium equal to the average premium required for the Missouri consolidated health care plan; provided that the total aggregate cost sharing for a family covered by these sections shall not exceed five percent of such family's income for the years involved. No co-payments or other cost sharing is permitted with respect to benefits for well-baby and well-child care including age-appropriate immunizations. Cost-sharing provisions pursuant to sections 208.631 to 208.657 shall not exceed the limits established by 42 U.S.C. Section 1397cc(e).

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(L. 1998 S.B. 632 § 208.185 subsecs. 5, 6, A.L. 2005 S.B. 539)

Expires 7-1-07

*Word "for" was deleted in original rolls.