HB0074 • 2016

Upper payment limit program-public nursing homes.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act (Medicaid); authorizing the department of health to obtain an amendment to the state plan for the governmental nursing facility and private nursing facilities transferring ownership of nonstate owned governmental entities gap payment program; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2016-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/4/2016

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HB0074HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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HB0074SW001

Committee of the Whole • Scott

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Scott

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Bill History

2016-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0046
2016-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0046
2016-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0046
2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0046
2016-03-02 House
H Concur:Passed 43-15-2-0-0
2016-03-01 House
H Received for Concurrence
2016-03-01 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2016-02-29 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-26 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-26 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-26 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-26 Senate
S COW:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2016-02-26 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-26 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2016-02-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-23 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-0-0-0
2016-02-22 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-19 House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2016-02-18 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-18 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-15 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2016-02-15 House
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2016-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-15 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
2016-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 59-0-1-0-0
2016-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0074
Effective
:

3/4/2016
LSO No.:
16LSO-0158

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0046

Chapter No.:
94

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

Catch Title:
Upper payment limit program-public nursing homes.

Subject:
Provides increased Medicaid reimbursement
s
for nursing homes who partner with government-owned health care
entities
and who pay into a state fund that is used to obtain matching fu
nds from the federal government

Summary/Major Elements:

This
bill requires
the Department of Health to seek a state Medicaid plan amendment.

The amendment would allow nursing care facilities
who transfer ownership to state-owned governmental entities, including memorial hospitals, hospital districts and rural health care districts,
to pay into a state fund.

Monies in the fund
are used
to obtain reimbursements from Medicaid.

Once rec
eived, the reimbursements are
combined with the original payments and distributed back to the
nursing care facilities who pay
into the fund.
Distributions are
made in an amount necessary to compensate nursing care facilities up to the upper payment limit set by applicable federal law.

The Department of Health is required to make application
for
the state Medicaid plan amendment on or before July 1, 2016.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0074

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

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

Section
1
.

Before July 1, 2016, the department of health shall make application to the federal department of health and human services for an amendment to the state plan for medical assistance and services developed under W.S. 42
‑
4
‑
104(a)(ii). The application shall seek a plan amendment to allow the department to operate programs funded through
permissible
provider
and local government
contributions or through available federal funding. These programs, if approved in a plan amendment, shall be budget

neutral to the state of Wyoming and
shall cover administrative expenses incurred by the department of health or its agent in performing the activities authorized by this bill, provided that these expenses shall not exceed a total of one percent (1%) of the aggregate assessment funds collected in the fiscal year. These programs
shall provide supplemental payments to participating government

owned nursing facilities
.
To be eligible for the supplemental payments, private nursing facilities may transfer ownership to hospital districts, memorial hospitals or rural healthcare districts. The goal of the supplemental payments is to compensate the facilities for care provided to Medicaid patients up to the upper payment limit applicable to each facility.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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