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ID H0529
Bill
Status
2/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Adds Section 39-9005 establishing legislative findings that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) infringes on state powers, imposes uniform solutions inappropriately, and threatens Idaho's health care reform progress.
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Requires all Idaho departments and agencies to obtain authorization from the Special Oversight Committee on Health Care Reform before enforcing or implementing any federal health care reform passed after March 1, 2010.
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Mandates departments and agencies to provide reports to the oversight committee including the specific federal statute requiring implementation, available state waivers, implementation details, affected populations, state costs, and consequences of non-compliance.
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Establishes the Special Oversight Committee on Health Care Reform with 5 Senate members (3 majority, 2 minority) and 5 House members (3 majority, 2 minority), with authority to review federal health care laws and recommend legislation to germane committees.
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Defines "federal health care reform" to include mandates for individual health insurance purchases, employer coverage requirements, penalties on employers, Medicaid/CHIP expansions, new insurance mandates, and government-run insurance programs.
Legislative Description
Adds to and amends existing law relating to oversight of federal health care reform to provide legislative findings and to provide oversight of federal health care reform, to revise the name of a certain committee, to revise provisions relating to meetings of the special oversight committee on health care reform, to revise the duties of such committee and to require certain reports.
FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
Last Action
to Health/Wel
2/14/2012