205.5371 Community engagement program. (1) The cabinet, to the extent permitted under federal law, shall no later than April 15, 2023, implement a community engagement program for able -bodied adults without dependents who have been enrolled in the state's medical assistance program for more than tw elve (12) months. (2) If the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the implementation of a community engagement program pursuant to subsection (1) of this section: (a) The program may, for the purpose of defining qualifying community engagement activities, utilize the same requirements established in 7 C.F.R. sec. 273.24; (b) Participation in the job placement assistance program established in KRS 151B.420 shall constitute qualifying community engagement activities; and (c) The cabinet shall, on a monthly basis, provide the Education and Labor Cabinet with the name and contact information of each individual participating in the community engagement program. (3) As used in this section, 'able -bodied adult without dependents' means an ind ividual who is: (a) Over eighteen (18) years of age but under sixty (60) years of age; (b) Physically and mentally able to work d in this section, 'able -bodied adult without dependents' means an ind ividual who is: (a) Over eighteen (18) years of age but under sixty (60) years of age; (b) Physically and mentally able to work as determined by the cabinet; and (c) Not primarily responsible for the care of a dependent child under the age of eighteen (18) or a dependent disabled adult relative. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2022. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236 merged the Education and Workforce Developmen t Cabinet and the Labor Cabinet into the newly created Education and Labor Cabinet. Under the authority of KRS 7.136(2), a reference to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet in this statute has been changed to the Education and Labor Cabinet in c odification to conform.
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