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AL HB191

Bill

Status

Passed

5/3/2016

Primary Sponsor

Steve Clouse

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

HB191 Summary

  • Extends the private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019, with a 5.50 percent assessment on net patient revenue.

  • Changes the base year for calculating assessments from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2014, using Medicare Cost Report data from the 2014 fiscal year.

  • Clarifies that certified public expenditures include costs of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly and state-owned hospitals plus uncompensated care amounts.

  • Modifies hospital payment structures to include DRG-based inpatient payments and outpatient encounter rates or OPPS schedules based on 2016 UPL submissions approved by CMS.

  • Repeals Section 40-26B-77 and automatically terminates the article on September 30, 2019, unless extended by future legislation; becomes effective October 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Hospitals, Medicaid Program, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding extended for fiscal year 2017 using 2014 as a base year, use of certified public expenditures, by publicly and state owned hospitals clarified, Sec. 40-26B-77 repealed; Secs. 40-26B-70, 40-26B-71, 40-26B-73, 40-26B-77.1, 40-26B-79, 40-26B-80, 40-26B-81, 40-26B-82, 40-26B-84, 40-26B-86, 40-26B-88 am'd.

Medicaid

Last Action

Engrossed

5/3/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation General Fund2/25/2016
Ways and Means General Fund2/11/2016

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