HB 399 Summary

• Expands grounds for ceasing reunification efforts in child dependency cases to include sexual abuse of a child and requirement to register as a sex offender, in addition to existing grounds like murder, manslaughter, and felony assault.

• Grants the Department of Health and Human Services rights as a sixth-class creditor to recover medical assistance from decedents' estates, with procedures requiring notice to the department during probate proceedings.

• Requires trustees of revocable trusts established by Medicaid beneficiaries to notify the Department of Health and Human Services within 90 days of the beneficiary's death (excluding preneed funeral trusts).

• Modifies Medicaid provider screening categories by moving dentists and orthodontists from moderate to limited categorical risk, and adds portable X-ray suppliers, religious nonmedical health care institutions, registered dieticians, clearinghouses, and local health departments as limited risk providers.

• Increases administrative penalty caps from $1,000 to $5,000 per day for Article 19A violations and from $750 to $5,000 per day for Article 19B violations related to public health certification requirements.