38-2007. Same; report on funding alternatives and performance. For the purpose of financially empowering parents to choose a health plan for a child, the secretary should review and report both verbally and in writing to the joint committee on children's issues prior to each legislative session with recommendations regarding the following items:

(a) Direct transfer of the annual premium for a plan chosen by an eligible low-income family to the insurer;

(b) The use of a refundable tax credit for an eligible low-income family to apply toward the purchase of a child's health care coverage.  Such refundable tax credit would cover most or all of the cost of the insurance with the parents paying any difference.  Additionally, an eligible low-income family would receive full benefit of the credit, regardless of how small their income tax obligation was; and

(c) The status of the Kansas insurance coverage for children's program including all performance measures relating to the Kansas insurance coverage for children's program.

History: L. 1998, ch. 125, § 7; Apr. 30.