Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission (page II-98), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Report on Medicaid Eligibility Determinations. (a) Using funds appropriated above, the commission shall produce a report and provide detailed data on Medicaid eligibility determinations for each state fiscal year starting with the year ending August 31, 2018, including the total number of Medicaid applications submitted, approved, or denied within the required time frames. It should specify the number of applications approved or denied on time, those exceeding the time frame, and those denied due to failure to meet the time frame, along with reasons for each denial. Additionally, the report should include the average and median number of days from submission to decision, the total number of pending applications and the days elapsed for each, and the highest number of days for any application in each fiscal year.

(b)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the Health and Human Services Commission shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report.