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HI SB308

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Human Services to apply an annual inflation adjustment factor to long-term care facilities' provider-specific prospective payment rates beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018.

  • The inflation adjustment factor shall be the reimbursement rate approved by the federal government in the Medicaid state plan.

  • Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to fund the inflationary adjustments to Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities.

  • Addresses the ongoing Medicaid shortfall in nursing facilities, which experienced approximately $16,000,000 in losses in 2015 due to Medicaid payments not covering actual care costs.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2070 (note: appears to contain a drafting error in the effective date).

Legislative Description

Relating To Long-term Care Facilities.

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) Ichiyama excused (1).

3/21/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2017
Human Services3/9/2017
Ways and Means2/3/2017
Human Services1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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