H.B. No. 0203

Health benefit exchange study and select committee.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Harvey, Brown, Kasperik and Lubnau and Senator(s) Dockstader and Landen

 

AN ACT relating to the administration of government and health insurance exchanges and related functions under federal law; providing for a select legislative committee and a study and report; providing duties of the select committee and specified state agencies; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/21/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/24/2013   H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman, Filer, Greene, Harvey, Kasperik, Throne and Wilson

Excused:  Representative(s) Reeder

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2013   H Placed on General File

1/24/2013   H Rereferred to H02

1/25/2013   H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burkhart, Esquibel, K., Harshman, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Stubson and Wallis

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/2013   H Placed on General File

 

HB0203HS001/ADOPTED

Page 10-line 7          Delete "fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)" insert "thirty-seven thousand six hundred dollars ($37,600.00)".  HARSHMAN, CHAIRMAN

 

1/29/2013   H Passed CoW

1/30/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/31/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Wilson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Burkhart, Davison, Gingery, Halverson, Jaggi, Kroeker, Loucks, McKim, Miller, Piiparinen, Reeder, Walters, Watt and Winters

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay

Ayes 44    Nays 15    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/1/2013    S Received for Introduction

2/1/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/8/2013    S10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2013    S Placed on General File

2/8/2013    S Rereferred to S02

2/11/2013   S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Bebout, Dockstader, Hastert and Perkins

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   S Placed on General File

 

HB0203SW001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 20          Delete "include" insert "including".

Page 5-line 23          After "state" insert ", including the state Medicaid program".

Page 6-after line 20    Insert and renumber:

"(iii)  The number of people enrolled in Medicaid via application through the portal for Medicaid enrollment in the exchange, the cost per enrollee incurred and the error rate in the enrollment process.  The department of health shall conduct an in depth audit of a random sample of those enrolled via the exchange portal and those enrolled via other means and compare the results.  The audit shall be completed by September 1, 2014;".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".

Page 7-line 8           Delete "(iv)" insert "(v)".

Page 8-line 4           Delete "(v)" insert "(vi)".

Page 8-line 12          Delete "(vi)" insert "(vii)".

Page 8-line 15          Delete "the vendor" insert "vendors".

Page 8-line 16          Delete "entity" insert "entities"; delete "." insert ";".

Page 8-after line 16    Insert and renumber:"(viii)  Whether the state could improve the Medicaid application and enrollment process through the exchange in a state operated or partnership exchange.".

Page 10-after line 4    Insert and renumber:

"Section 5.  Neither the state nor any agency of the state shall commit to an expansion of eligibility for the Medicaid program prior to April 1, 2015, except for the expansion mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, P.L. 111-152, and which remains mandatory under the United State Supreme Court decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 2566 (2012).".

Page 10-line 6          Delete "5" insert "6".

Page 10-line 6          Delete "6" insert "7".  SCOTT

 

2/21/2013   S Passed CoW

2/22/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0203S3001/FAILED      (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 10-after line 4    Delete the Scott Committee of the Whole Amendment (HB0203SW001/AE) to this line and renumber.  HASTERT

 

HB0203S3002/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 10-after line 4    In the Scott Committee of the Whole Amendment (HB0203SW001/AE) to this line, in Section 5 created by that amendment, delete "prior to April 1, 2015" and insert "without prior approval of the legislature".  PERKINS

 

2/25/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Rothfuss and Schiffer

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas, P.

Ayes 23    Nays 6    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2013   H Received for Concurrence

2/25/2013   H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Campbell, Cannady, Eklund, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Paxton, Petroff, Semlek, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Wilson and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Burkhart, Byrd, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Halverson, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kroeker, Loucks, McKim, Miller, Patton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Sommers, Throne, Walters, Watt, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Excused:  Representative(s) Greear

Ayes 29    Nays 30    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/25/2013   H Appointed JCC01 Members:

Representative(s) Harvey, McKim, Throne

2/26/2013   S Appointed  JCC01 Members:

Senator(s) Scott, Dockstader, Landen

2/27/2013   H Adopted HB0203JC01

 

HB0203JC01/A      ADOPTED

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0203S3002/AE

HB0203SW001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1=line 5           After "agencies;" insert "limiting expansion of Medicaid as specified;".

Page 5-line 20          Delete "include" insert "including".

Page 5-line 23          After "state" insert ", including the state Medicaid program".

Page 6-after line 20    Insert and renumber:

            "(iii)  The number of people enrolled in Medicaid via application through the portal for Medicaid enrollment in the exchange, the cost per enrollee incurred and the error rate in the enrollment process.  The department of health shall conduct an in depth audit of a random sample of those enrolled via the exchange portal and those enrolled via other means and compare the results.  The audit shall be completed by September 1, 2014;".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".

Page 7-line 8           Delete "(iv)" insert "(v)".

Page 8-line 4           Delete "(v)" insert "(vi)".

Page 8-line 12          Delete "(vi)" insert "(vii)".

Page 8-line 15          Delete "the vendor" insert "vendors".

Page 8-line 16          Delete "entity" insert "entities"; delete "." insert ";".

Page 8-after line 16    Insert and renumber:

"(viii)  Whether the state could improve the Medicaid application and enrollment process through the exchange in a state operated or partnership exchange.".

Page 10-after line 4    Insert and renumber:

      "Section 5.  No further expansion of eligibility for Medicaid shall occur without prior approval from the legislature.".

Page 10-line 6          Delete "5" insert "6".

Page 10-line 15         Delete "6" insert "7".

HARVEY, MCKIM, SCOTT, DOCKSTADER, LANDEN

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Berger, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Davison, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Blake, Byrd, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Halverson, Hutchings, Kroeker, Loucks, Miller, Reeder, Throne, Walters, Watt and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 41    Nays 19    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2013   S Adopted HB0203JC01

 

HB0203JC01/AA     ADOPTED

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0203S3002/AE

HB0203SW001/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 5           After "agencies;" insert "limiting expansion of Medicaid as specified;".

Page 5-line 20          Delete "include" insert "including".

Page 5-line 23          After "state" insert ", including the state Medicaid program".

Page 6-after line 20    Insert and renumber:    "(iii)  The number of people enrolled in Medicaid via application through the portal for Medicaid enrollment in the exchange, the cost per enrollee incurred and the error rate in the enrollment process.  The department of health shall conduct an in depth audit of a random sample of those enrolled via the exchange portal and those enrolled via other means and compare the results.  The audit shall be completed by September 1, 2014;".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".

Page 7-line 8           Delete "(iv)" insert "(v)".

Page 8-line 4           Delete "(v)" insert "(vi)".

Page 8-line 12          Delete "(vi)" insert "(vii)".

Page 8-line 15          Delete "the vendor" insert "vendors".

Page 8-line 16          Delete "entity" insert "entities"; delete "." insert ";".

Page 8-after line 16    Insert and renumber:

"(viii)  Whether the state could improve the Medicaid application and enrollment process through the exchange in a state operated or partnership exchange.".

Page 10-after line 4    Insert and renumber:

      "Section 5.  No further expansion of eligibility for Medicaid shall occur without prior approval from the legislature.".

Page 10-line 6          Delete "5" insert "6".

Page 10-line 15         Delete "6" insert "7".

HARVEY, MCKIM, SCOTT, DOCKSTADER, LANDEN

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Rothfuss and Schiffer

Ayes 24    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2013   Assigned Number HEA No. 0119

2/27/2013   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0119

2/27/2013   S President Signed HEA No. 0119

3/1/2013    Governor Signed HEA No. 0119

3/1/2013    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0116  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013