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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 452

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Relating to: requirements for certain services covered under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

Medical assistance Medical examining board Medical service Mental health Nurses Nursing homes and adult care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill specifies that certain services may be covered by the Medical

Assistance program if prescribed or ordered by a provider acting within the scope of

the provider's practice under laws that govern the provider's practice. The federally

mandated benefits affected by this change are certain skilled nursing home services;

federally mandated benefits provided by a hospital on an outpatient basis; home

health services; laboratory and X-ray services; and services and supplies for family

planning. Other services affected by this change are intermediate care facility

services; physical and occupational therapy; speech, hearing, and language disorder

services; medical supplies and equipment; certain services for patients of any

institution for mental diseases; nursing services; legend and over-the-counter

drugs; personal care services; certain mental health rehabilitative and psychosocial

services; community recovery services; and respiratory care services for

ventilator-dependent individuals. The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal

and state program that provides health services to individuals who have limited

financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Vukmir (R)

2 cosponsors

Moulton (R) , Nygren (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 26, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Vukmir; cosponsored by Representative Nygren

  2. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Oct 17, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Moulton added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 26, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 26, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Oct 26, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1