Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-1-1 - Definitions
(a) "Affordable
care act" and "ACA" mean the patient protection and affordable care act of
2010, public law
111-148 , as amended by the health care and
education reconciliation act of 2010,
public law
111-152 , and any subsequent amendments.
(b) "Applicant" means any individual who is
seeking an eligibility determination for that individual through the submission
of an application for medical assistance.
(c) "Department" means Kansas department of
health and environment and its designees authorized to administer the medicaid
program and kancare-CHIP.
(d)
"Division" means division of health care finance in the Kansas department of
health and environment.
(e)
"Federally facilitated exchange" and "FFE" mean an insurance exchange operated
by the federal government as established under the patient protection and
affordable care act, public law 111-148 .
(f) "Kancare-CHIP" means the health insurance
program for children administered by the department and authorized under title
XXI of the social security act.
(g)
"Medicaid" means the federal medical assistance program authorized under title
XIX of the social security act.
(h)
"Medical assistance" means assistance that covers all or part of the cost of
medical care for eligible persons through joint federal and state funding and
state-only funding, including medicaid, kancare-CHIP, and medikan.
(i) "Medikan" means a totally state-funded
program covering all or part of the cost of medical care for disabled
individuals who do not qualify for medicaid but who are eligible for benefits
under K.A.R. 129-6-95.
(j)
"Recipient" means any individual who has been determined eligible and is
receiving medical assistance.
(k)
"Secretary" means secretary of the Kansas department of health and
environment.
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