AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

SB 153 expands Medicaid eligibility for older adults with disabilities who qualify as "adult disabled children" under federal Social Security rules. The bill amends state law to disregard certain income (such as Social Security benefits) that would otherwise make these individuals ineligible for Medicaid. This change directly affects older adults with disabilities meeting federal Social Security criteria who previously lost Medicaid coverage due to income thresholds. The key mechanism is excluding specific income sources from eligibility calculations, aligning state policy with a federal Medicaid provision.