S.F. No. 0034

Medicaid options study.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to the administration of government, Medicaid and the 2010 federal health care reform; providing for a study related to options for reconfiguring of the Medicaid program; requiring a report; providing report requirements; providing for legislative advice as specified; reappropriating funds to be used for the study; providing an appropriation; repealing previous legislative authority for the Medicaid options study; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2012   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/14/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2012   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Martin, Nutting, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2012   S Placed on General File

2/15/2012   S Rereferred to S02

2/21/2012   S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hastert, Meier, Nicholas, P., Peterson and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2012   S Placed on General File

 

SF0034SS001/ADOPTED

Page 5-lines 9 through 14     Delete and renumber.

Page 5-after line 22    Insert and renumber:

"(C)  Any other identified recommended methods to realize cost savings.

(vii)  The study shall include a discussion of the home and community based Medicaid waivers that shall include the following:

(A)  Identification of cost drivers;

(B)  Identification of whether the state could impose co-payments on recipients of the children's developmental disability waiver;

(C)  Identification of waiver wrap around service costs;

(D)  Discussion of any identified cost savings within the waiver programs, including any successful methods for cost savings implemented in other states.".

Page 6-line 21          After "present" delete "a".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "report" insert "reports".

Page 6-line 23          Delete "by December 1, 2012" insert "with the first report due by June 1, 2012 and the second report due by October 1, 2012".

Page 6-line 24          Delete "May 1, 2013" insert "December 1, 2012".  DOCKSTADER, ACTING CHAIRMAN

 

SF0034SW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 17          After "stakeholders." insert "In contracting with experts and consultants for purposes of conducting this study, the oversight entity shall be exempt from the procurement requirements set out in W.S. 9‑2‑1016 and any other state laws, rules or policies governing the procurement of services by a state agency.  This exemption shall expire on June 30, 2013 or upon the completion of this study, whichever occurs first.".  SCOTT

 

2/22/2012   S Passed CoW

2/23/2012   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/24/2012   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Nutting, Perkins, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Excused:  Senator(s) Hastert, Meier, Nicholas, P., Peterson and Von Flatern

Ayes 24    Nays 1    Excused 5    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/28/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H10

3/1/2012    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Craft, Gay, Greene, Harvey, Miller, Peasley and Reeder

Nays:  Representative(s) Gingery

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    H Placed on General File

3/1/2012    H Rereferred to H02

3/1/2012    H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Pedersen, Steward and Wallis

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    H Placed on General File

 

SF0034HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 15          Delete "governor" insert "department of health".

Page 2-line 7           Delete "The governor shall".

Page 2-lines 8 and 9    Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 10          Delete through "to" insert "The department of health shall".

Page 2-line 12          Delete "oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 2-line 18          Delete "oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 6-line 23          Delete "oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 7-lines 13 through 16    Delete entirely and renumber.

Page 7-line 18          Delete "oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 8-line 2           Delete "oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 8-line 11          Delete "study oversight entity" insert "department of health".

Page 9-line 16          Delete "governor's office" insert "department of health".

Page 10-line 2          Delete "governor's" insert "department's"  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

3/2/2012    H Passed CoW

 

SF0034H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 17          After "stakeholder." delete the balance of the line.

Page 2-lines 18 through 23    Delete entirely including the house standing committee (SF0034HS0001/AE) amendment to these lines.   GINGERY

 

SF0034H2002/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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"(iv)  The study shall examine the current disability waiver programs for increased efficiencies.  The examination shall include the following items:

(A)  Alternative service delivery methods;

(B)  Means testing for household units of applicant children with developmental disabilities;

(C)  Identification of essential versus optional services;

(D)  Participation of clients in the cost of services through a sliding scale income qualification program;

(E)  Identification of efficiency improvements that can be implemented currently versus those that can be implemented only upon renewal of waiver approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(F)  The possibility of operating dual waiver programs simultaneously with differential eligibility and services features for current and new enrollees.".  BUCHANAN, GINGERY

 

SF0034H2003/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 8           After "models" insert ";" and delete balance of the line.

Page 4-lines 9 through 11     Delete entirely.  BUCHANAN, GINGERY

 

3/5/2012    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/6/2012    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Goggles and Miller

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/6/2012    S Received for Concurrence

3/7/2012    S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Case, Esquibel, F. and Nicholas P.

Ayes 0    Nays 27    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/7/2012    S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s) Scott, Dockstader, Nutting

3/7/2012    H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s) Harvey, Gingery, Miller

3/7/2012    S Adopted SF0034JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/8/2012    H Adopted SF0034JC01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison, Goggles and Throne

Ayes 57    Nays 0    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF0034JC01/AA  ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Adopt the following House amendments:

SF0034H2002/AE

SF0034H2003/AE

SF0034HS001/AE

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0034H2001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 2-line 17      After "contracting" insert "for services in amounts not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)". SCOTT, DOCKSTADER, NUTTING, HARVEY, GINGERY, MILLER

 

3/8/2012    Assigned Number SEA No. 0058

3/8/2012    S President Signed SEA No. 0058

3/8/2012    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0058

3/21/2012   Governor Signed SEA No. 0058

3/21/2012   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0103  Session Laws of Wyoming 2012