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MO SB210

Bill

Status

Passed

7/1/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Schaefer

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends expiration dates from September 30, 2015 to September 30, 2016 for several healthcare-related taxes and programs: ground ambulance reimbursement allowance, nursing facility reimbursement allowance, Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement allowance, federal reimbursement allowance program, pharmacy tax, and intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled assessment

  • Requires the Missouri Medicaid audit and compliance unit to notify all affected MO HealthNet providers five business days before implementing any change to reimbursement interpretation or application, with providers entitled to continue receiving payment without recoupment liability if not properly notified

  • Prohibits the MO HealthNet division from recovering disproportionate share hospital (DSH) audit recoupments from tier 1 safety net hospitals (excluding state psychiatric hospitals) where intergovernmental transfers were used for the nonfederal share, with this protection expiring September 30, 2022

  • Bars use of general revenue funds to offset expenditures for paying DSH recoupments to the federal government

Legislative Description

Extends the sunset on certain healthcare provider reimbursement allowance taxes and modifies provisions relating to MO HealthNet and DSH payments

Last Action

Signed by Governor

7/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Review4/29/2015
Select Committee on Budget4/20/2015
Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight4/1/2015
Appropriations1/29/2015

Full Bill Text

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