This amendment adds language to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to implement provisions to improve the current Medicaid eligibility policy and procedures based on a recent Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission report on Medicaid eligibility determination. The department must require all Medicaid eligibility workers to apply the same protocols when verifying income for all applicants and recipients, including those who report no earned or unearned income, by October 1, 2017. A companion amendment in Item 350 provides one-time funding to cover the costs of the change to the eligibility system.