SB54 Summary

• Establishes maximum of 102 regular employees for the Department of Human Services - Division of Medical Services for fiscal year 2022-2023, with positions ranging from DHS Deputy Director to various medical, administrative, and IT staff roles.

• Appropriates $12,806,877 for operations including $6,555,157 in regular salaries, $201,892 for extra help, $2,194,598 for personal services matching, and $1,813,290 for operational expenses.

• Appropriates $9,454,833,925 for grant payments including $7,547,865,506 for hospital and medical services, $579,386,547 for prescription drugs, $842,142,061 for private nursing home care, and $207,222,020 for ARKIDS B program.

• Appropriates $4,500,000 from Long-Term Care Trust Fund for nursing home closure costs and resident relocation, $100,000 for long-term care facility receivership expenses, and $4,000,000 for nursing home quality care grants.

• Contains special language provisions regarding pharmaceutical dispensing fee surveys, Medicaid rate methodology, personal care services, health insurance marketplace restrictions, home and community-based services funding, and assisted living facility reimbursement rates.