HI HB1724

Authorizes the Department of Human Services to provide medicaid presumptive eligibility to patients waitlisted for long-term care, allowing preliminary coverage authorization while completing final eligibility determinations.

Requires presumptively eligible patients to demonstrate annual income at or below federal limits, asset verification, certified waitlisted status, and physician-confirmed level of care need for institutional or home- and community-based services.

Mandates the department notify applicants and providers of presumptive eligibility upon application receipt and complete final eligibility determinations within five business days of receiving completed applications.

Requires the department to conduct a study of a computerized medicaid applications system and submit annual reports on costs and issues related to presumptive eligibility to the legislature through 2017.

Appropriates general revenues for fiscal year 2012-2013 to reimburse providers and plans for services provided to waitlisted patients later determined ineligible for medicaid.

Effective July 1, 2013, with automatic repeal on June 30, 2017.