HB0110 • 2005

Nursing homes medicaid rate.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act; amending the time period for the department of health to recalculate nursing home reimbursement rates as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2005-02-24
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2005-02-24 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 102
2005-02-24 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0056
2005-02-22 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0056
2005-02-22 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0056
2005-02-17 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0056
2005-02-17 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-16 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-15 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-11 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-11 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2005-01-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-20 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-19 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-18 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-17 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-17 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0110

Bill
No.:
HB0110
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0143
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0056

Chapter
No.:
102

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health and
Social Services Interim Committee

Catch
Title:
Nursing homes Medicaid rate.

Subject:
Amends
schedule for department of health establishment of nursing home reimbursement
rates.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law requires the department of health to establish a new base
period, for purposes of calculating nursing home reimbursement rates, "not
less than every five years";

This act changes that time to "at least once every five years but
not more than once in any three year period."

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0110

ENROLLED ACT NO. 56, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act; amending the time period for the department of health to recalculate nursing home reimbursement rates as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 42
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104(c)(intro) is amended to read:

42
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4
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104.

Powers and duties of department of health.

(c)

Subject to limitations imposed under this subsection, the department shall,
not less than
at least once
every five (5) years
but not more than once in any three (3) year period
, establish a new base period to be used in calculating all skilled nursing homes' medical assistance per diem base rate reimbursable under this chapter, using the most recent cost report information provided to the department. For purposes of medical assistance reimbursable under this chapter, the department shall reimburse each eligible provider of skilled nursing home services the greater of the following amounts:

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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