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ND HB1072
Bill
Status
1/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $3.84 billion in all funds to the Department of Human Services for the 2017-19 biennium, with $1.33 billion from the general fund, covering management, program and policy, field services, and county social service financing.
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Amends medicaid expansion law to remove the July 31, 2017 expiration date and establish ongoing medicaid expansion coverage for individuals under 65 years of age with income below 138% of the federal poverty level, effective January 1, 2018.
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Requires medicaid expansion contracts with private carriers to include transparent reimbursement methodologies for pharmacy providers, full cost and rebate transparency, mail order option flexibility, and confidentiality protections for pharmacy benefit manager information.
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Designates $275 million in county social service financing fund revenue and $42.68 million from nursing home provider assessment fund for specific purposes, plus $16.8 million from tobacco prevention and control trust fund for medical services.
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Declares emergency status for Section 6, which appropriates $9 million in federal funds for medical assistance costs through June 30, 2017.
Legislative Description
The expiration date on medicaid expansion, medicaid expansion contracting language, and the health care trust fund; to provide for exemptions; to provide statements of legislative intent; to provide an appropriation; to provide an effective date; and to declare an emergency.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 88
1/27/2017