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AL HB563
Bill
Status
4/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Steve Clouse
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AI Summary
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Extends private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program through fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 at 5.50 percent of net patient revenue based on fiscal year 2011 data.
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Changes the assessment base year from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2011 for calculating private hospital assessments during the extended period.
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Requires state-owned and public hospitals to make intergovernmental transfers to the Medicaid Agency beginning October 1, 2013, to obtain federal matching funds for inpatient and outpatient care payments.
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Specifies that certified public expenditures by state-owned and public hospitals shall be limited to uncompensated care and shall be used to pay disproportionate share payments.
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Effective date is October 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Hospitals, private hospital assessments for Medicaid funding, extend to fiscal year 2015, state owned and other public hospitals, intergovernmental transfer for Medicaid funding, Secs. 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71, 40-26B-73, 40-26B-77, 40-26B-78, 40-26B-80, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-88 am'd.; Sec. 40-26B-77.1 added
Medicaid
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
4/4/2013