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HI SB2396
Bill
Status
3/8/2016
Primary Sponsor
Rosalyn Baker
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AI Summary
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Directs the Department of Human Services to apply an annual inflation adjustment to long-term care facilities' provider-specific prospective payment rates for Medicaid reimbursement.
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Establishes that the annual inflation factor shall be the rate approved by the federal government in the Medicaid state plan.
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Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 to implement the inflationary cost increase adjustment for long-term care facility reimbursement rates.
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Addresses financial challenges faced by long-term care facilities, noting that approximately 70 percent of patients are covered by state Medicaid and reimbursement rates have not received inflationary updates for several years.
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Takes effect upon approval and is repealed on June 30, 2017.
Legislative Description
Long-term Care Facilities; Cost Increase; Inflationary Adjustment; Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).
3/24/2016