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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATED TO EXTENSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR POSTPARTUM. This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to take the necessary steps to expand Medicaid coverage to pregnant women from the current coverage of 60-days from the end of pregnancy under federal Medicaid regulations to 12 months from the end of pregnancy. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women receiving Medicaid benefits cannot be dropped so comprehensive medical care and other health care services have continued beyond 60 days until 12 months after the end of pregnancy by virtue of the federal Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists. This Act would continue that coverage after the Determination is not renewed. In the event that coverage under the Determination ends before the State Plan Amendment is approved, the State will be obligated to provide the cost of coverage for services provided to pregnant women during the period from 60 days until 12 months after pregnancy ends. us/states/de Delaware General Assembly 151 HB 234 Delaware HB 234 (151)
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Darius J. Brown
Marie Pinkney
Melissa Minor-Brown
S. Elizabeth Lockman
Sarah McBride
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Delaware HB 234 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 RELATED TO EXTENSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR POSTPARTUM.

This Act requires the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to take the necessary steps to expand Medicaid coverage to pregnant women from the current coverage of 60-days from the end of pregnancy under federal Medicaid regulations to 12 months from the end of pregnancy. As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women receiving Medicaid benefits cannot be dropped so comprehensive medical care and other health care services have continued beyond 60 days until 12 months after the end of pregnancy by virtue of the federal Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists. This Act would continue that coverage after the Determination is not renewed. In the event that coverage under the Determination ends before the State Plan Amendment is approved, the State will be obligated to provide the cost of coverage for services provided to pregnant women during the period from 60 days until 12 months after pregnancy ends.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
  2. HA 1 to HB 234 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SM — 210 (pass) · upper
  • SM — 390 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
  • Darius J. Brown — primary (person)
  • Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
  • Melissa Minor-Brown — primary (person)
  • S. Elizabeth Lockman — primary (person)
  • Sarah McBride — primary (person)
  • Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
  • Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
  • Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
  • Colin Bonini — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave G. Lawson — cosponsor (person)
  • David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
  • David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
  • Debra Heffernan — cosponsor (person)
  • Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Ernesto B. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Gerald W. Hocker — cosponsor (person)
  • John "Jack" Walsh — cosponsor (person)
  • John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
  • Kendra Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Kimberly Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura V. Sturgeon — cosponsor (person)
  • Madinah Wilson-Anton — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael F. Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
  • Sherae'a Moore — cosponsor (person)
  • Spiros Mantzavinos — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
  • Trey Paradee — cosponsor (person)
  • Valerie Longhurst — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-06-08 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-17 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-06-21 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-05-17 Amendment HA 1 to HB 234 - Introduced and Placed With Bill amendment-introduction
  • 2022-05-19 Amendment HA 1 to HB 234 - Passed In House by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2022-05-19 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT passage
  • 2022-05-19 Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-06-15 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-06-15 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
  • 2022-06-16 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-06-21 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
  • 2022-07-25 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ab5ce02-e47d-40b2-83be-38d4bfbd17fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).