H.B. No. 0038

Medicaid-provider reimbursements.

Sponsored By:        Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim    Committee

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; providing for regular revision of provider reimbursement schedules as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/10/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/11/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H10

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., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lockhart and Martin

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Hallinan

Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 1

2/12/2008   H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Hales, Iekel, Landon, Millin and Steward

Nays:  Representative(s) Harvey

Excused:  Representative(s) Lubnau

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Hallinan

Ayes 6 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 1

2/12/2008   H Placed on General File

HB0038HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 13          Delete "establish" insert "propose".

Page 1-line 15          After "recent" insert "employment data, including vacancies, numbers of applicants, market factors, delivery of services data, usual and customary charges for the services and other".  LANDON, CHAIRMAN

2/14/2008   H Passed CoW

2/15/2008   H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0038H3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 16          After "department." insert "The new reimbursement schedule shall not apply to those providers who have or will have a reimbursement system to cover increases in costs for Medicaid services.".  HARVEY

2/18/2008   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Hallinan

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 1

2/19/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/19/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/25/2008   S10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Fecht, Hastert, Landen and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2008   S Placed on General File

2/26/2008   S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Bebout, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Hastert, Jennings, Landen, Massie, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Geis, Hines, Job, Johnson, Larson, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer and Townsend

Ayes 13 Nays 17 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0