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IN SB0515
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Miller
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AI Summary
- Extends the hospital assessment fee program from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2017, allowing the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning to collect fees from hospitals during this period
- Establishes a four-member Hospital Assessment Fee Committee, including the secretary of family and social services, the budget director, and two appointees from the Indiana Hospital Association, to review and approve Medicaid state plan amendments and waiver requests
- Requires 71.5% of collected fees to be distributed to hospitals and 28.5% to be used by the office for Medicaid expenses
- Creates programs to increase Medicaid reimbursement for inpatient and outpatient hospital services to levels equivalent to federal Medicare payment principles
- Allocates the entire federal Medicaid disproportionate share allotment to acute care hospitals, prohibiting allocation to institutions for mental disease or other mental health facilities during the fee period
Legislative Description
Hospital assessment fee.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/14/2013
Committee Referrals
Health and Provider Services1/14/2013
Full Bill Text
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