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S.F. No. 0044 |
Medicaid federal compliance. |
Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act; providing that individuals with substantial home equity are ineligible for Medicaid long-term care as specified; incorporating annuities in the definition of assets for purposes of Medicaid eligibility; extending the look back period for transfers of assets by Medicaid applicants; requiring disclosure of annuities by applicants for Medicaid long-term care services; amending the disqualification period for Medicaid long-term care services following transfer of assets as specified; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
12/26/2006 Bill Number Assigned
1/9/2007 S Received for Introduction
1/9/2007 S Introduced and Referred to S10
1/19/2007 S10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Fecht, Hastert and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/19/2007 S Placed on General File
1/22/2007 S Passed CoW
Page 3-line 1 After "(b)" insert ", (e)(iii)".
Page 5-after line 23 Insert and renumber:
"(e) An institutionalized individual is not rendered ineligible for long‑term care services due to a transfer within the provisions of subsection (a) of this section if the department determines:
(iii) All That to the extent assets were
transferred for less than fair market value, that
the assets or their fair market equivalent have been returned to the
individual; or". PERKINS
1/23/2007 S Passed 2nd Reading
1/24/2007 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern
Excused: Senator(s) Peck
Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/26/2007 H Received for Introduction
2/2/2007 H Introduced and Referred to H10
2/15/2007 H10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Gentile, Hallinan, Harvey, Iekel, Landon, Lubnau, Millin and Steward
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/15/2007 H Placed on General File
2/20/2007 H Passed CoW
2/21/2007 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/22/2007 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused: Representative(s) Lockhart
Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2007 Assigned Number SEA No. 0050
2/22/2007 S President Signed SEA No. 0050
2/23/2007 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0050
2/23/2007 Governor Signed SEA No. 0050
2/23/2007 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0104 Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.