HB 66

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Social Services; administration of medical assistance and social services programs; technology modernization. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and the Department of Social Services (DSS) to modernize the technological systems they use to administer federal medical assistance and social services programs to meet all eligibility determination, certification, data reporting, or other requirements for such programs. The bill requires DMAS and DSS to submit an implementation plan for such modernized technological systems to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1, 2026, and to provide quarterly reports on the implementation to the General Assembly thereafter.