HB 497 -- Public Assistance for Foster Children

Co-Sponsors:  Abel, Muckler, George, Page, El-Amin, Bishop,
Donnelly, Wildberger

This bill allows medical assistance to be provided to foster
children beyond their eighteenth birthday under certain
circumstances.  A foster child who reaches the age of 18 and is
enrolled in and attending high school may continue to receive
medical assistance until the child completes high school or
reaches the age of 21, whichever comes first.  A foster child who
is enrolled in a vocational or higher education institution by
October 1 following graduation from high school or the completion
of an equivalency degree may continue to receive medical
assistance until the child completes his or her education or
reaches the age of 23, whichever comes first.  The child must
enroll in at least 12 hours of credit per semester and maintain
grades sufficient to re-enroll at the institution.

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