Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

The bill was renumbered from HB 386.1 to HB0386.2 and includes a significant formatting change where the phrase 'medicaid section 1115 waivers' was capitalized to 'A MEDICAID SECTION 1115 WAIVER'. The most substantive policy change is the restructuring of the timeline and submission requirements for the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The original text required submitting amendments by September 30, 2025, to authorize 12-month continuous eligibility. The new text inserts a specific instruction to 'APPLY FOR THE WAIVER PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION' before the deadline, clarifying that the department must actively apply for the waiver authority rather than simply submitting amendments for an already authorized waiver.