Bill Summary for H 492 (2013-2014)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ADJUST MEDICAID PERSONAL CARE SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND TO REPORT TO THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Intro. by Dollar.
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Amends Section 10.9F(c) of SL 2012-142, as amended, as the title indicates. Makes conforming changes to clarify that this act creates two levels of eligibility, TierI for Medicaid Personal Care Services and Tier II for Enhanced Medicaid Personal Care Services. Amends Section 10.9F(d) of SL 2012-142, as amended, toprovidethat if a doctor attests to the eligibility criteria required for Tier II services,there must be an assessment of the Medicaid recipient to determine the recipient's eligibility for Tier II enhanced personal care services. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to implement Tier II-Enhanced Medicaid Personal Care Services within available funds. Effective July 1, 2013.
DirectsDHHSto make an interim report on the implementation of this act on or before May 1, 2013 to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services. Directs DHHS to report on or before August 1, 2013, and on or before November 1, 2013 to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on the implementation of this act.
Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.