Pursuant to Section 214 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), no later than January 1, 2024, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the state plan amendments required under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expand coverage to otherwise eligible pregnant women and children who are lawfully residing in the United States. The state plan amendments shall elect the option for children up to age 19 and shall elect the option for pregnant women through the postpartum period. The department of health and human services is authorized to accept and expend any matching federal funds for the purposes of this section without prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court.
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