S.F. No. 0048

Medical assistance-hospice care.

Sponsored By:     Senator(s) Perkins, Bebout, Coe, Esquibel, F., Landen and Nutting and Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Esquibel, K., Lockhart and Stubson

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; authorizing payment for certain hospice services; providing for a budget; and providing for an effective date.

12/21/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    S Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/21/2013   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

1/21/2013   S Placed on General File

1/22/2013   S Passed CoW

SF0048S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           After "services;" insert "providing for a budget;".

Page 2-after line 8     Insert and renumber:

      "Section 2.  The department of health shall submit as part of its budget request for the 2015-2016 biennial budget a new unit number for the services and supplies authorized by this act.  The new unit number shall contain an appropriation from the general fund which shall be deducted from one (1) or more units within the department's budget, providing for the movement of general funds which is expense neutral.".  NICHOLAS

SF0048S2002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 8           After "rate" insert ". For the purposes of this paragraph, "eligible individual" means a person who is eligible for hospice care as defined in the state Medicaid plan in effect on July 1, 2012".  PERKINS

1/23/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/24/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/25/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/28/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/19/2013   H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2013   H Placed on General File

2/21/2013   H Passed CoW

2/22/2013   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) Halverson

Excused:  Representative(s) Watt

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0068

2/25/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0068

2/25/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0068

2/28/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0068

2/28/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0111  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013