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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Senate committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reduce the rate for personal care services to fund the additional services hours authorized in the act and to remain within the budgeted amount of funds for personal care services (was, required DHHS to implement the act within available funds).
Requires DHHS, on or before August 15, 2013, to submit a Medicaid State Plan Amendment necessary to implement the act to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Requires the Amendment to have an effective date of July 1, 2013, or as soon after that date as allowed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Changes the due date for the DHHS interim report to on or before August 1, 2013 (was, on or before June 1, 2013), and adds the Fiscal Research Division to the report recipients. Makes a conforming change by removing the August 1, 2013, report on the implementation of the act.
Provides that Section 1 of the act becomes effective upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the Medicaid State Plan Amendment. Requires DHHS to provide notice of the approval by posting the effective date of the change on its website.