SF0122 • 2013

Expansion of Medicaid.

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; providing for expansion of coverage to low income persons as specified; providing for the nonreversion of funds as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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Sponsor: Senator Hastert
Last action: 2013-01-31
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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SF0122SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT

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Bill History

2013-01-31 Senate
S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
2013-01-31 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-31 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-25 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Not Pass
2013-01-23 Senate
S Rereferred to S02
2013-01-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-23 Senate
S10 Recommended Amend and Do NOT Pass
2013-01-16 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2013-01-16 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-15 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0385

SENATE FILE
NO.

SF0122

Expansion of Medicaid.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Hastert, Craft, Rothfuss and Schiffer and Representative(s) Blake, Byrd, Connolly, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Greene, Throne and Zwonitzer, Dn.

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
Medicaid;
providing for expansion of
coverage to
low income persons as specified;
providing for the
nonreversion
of funds as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 42
‑
4
‑
104 by creating a new subsection (f) is amended to read:

42
‑
4
‑
104.

Powers and duties of department of health; state Medicaid agent appointed by governor.

(f)

The department shall provide for all p
ersons described under section
1
902(a
)(
10)(A)(
i
)(VIII)

of the
Social Security Act
,
42 U.S.C. §

1396a(a)(10)(A)(
i
)(VIII)
,
to be eligible for services under this chapter beginning
January 1, 2014
. However, this subsection shall not apply if the federal medical assistance percentage, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§
1396d(
y
), is less than ninety percent (90%).

Section 2.

There is appropriated one hundred fifty-six million seven hundred thousand ($156,700,000.00) in federal funds to the department of health. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2015. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of Medicaid expansion as provided in this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2015.

Section
3
.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

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