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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 528

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Relating to: certification of abortion providers under the Medical Assistance program.

Abortion Birth control Health services department of — Health Medical assistance Medical service Organization miscellaneous

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 prohibits the Department of Health Services from certifying as a

provider for Medical Assistance a person that provides abortion services or is an

affiliate of a person that provides abortion services and also is either 1) a nonprofit

private entity that has received at any time or has applied for a grant or contract for

a family planning project under federal law or 2) an affiliate of a nonprofit private

entity whose affiliates have received federal grants or contracts for family planning

projects. The bill also requires DHS to decertify from the Medical Assistance

program those providers that meet the same criteria. Generally, under current law,

DHS establishes criteria for certifying providers to provide services under and

receive reimbursement from the Medical Assistance program and then certifies

those providers. The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state

program administered by DHS that provides health services to individuals who have

limited financial resources.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Murphy (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

2 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Jacque (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 4

Passed 9–4 Mar 10, 2022 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. Sep 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brandtjen, Allen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Murphy, Ramthun, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Bernier

  2. Sep 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  6. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1