The Idaho Division of Medicaid has reviewed public comments of proposed rule changes for the Home Care for Certain Disabled Children (commonly known as the Katie Beckett Program) for children with disabilities, and made improvements to the rules which will now go before the Idaho Legislature during the 2010 session. The updated rule changes include:

• Monthly premiums were recalculated to add more income tiers that allow for incremental premium adjustments.
• A 25% offset of the Medicaid premium for families who purchase private insurance for children who are enrolled in the Katie Beckett program.
• Implementation date for the new rules was revised from October 1, 2009, to February 1, 2010.