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HCR052.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS LONG-TERM CARE - Stating findings of the Legislature; encouraging the Department of Health and Welfare to proceed with development of a long-term care options counseling program as part of the Planned Aging Resource Center Initiative; and requesting a report to the Legislature. 02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/24 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel 03/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/15 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 59-0-11 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Eskridge, Field(18), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wood NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Chadderdon, Clark, Crow, Ellsworth, Field(23), Mitchell, Nonini, Ring, Sayler, Wills, Mr. Speaker Floor Sponsor - McGeachin Title apvd - To Senate 03/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel 03/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord 03/24 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote Floor Sponsor - Broadsword Title apvd - to House 03/27 To enrol 03/28 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/29 Pres signed - To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 3 AND WELFARE TO PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM CARE OPTIONS COUN- 4 SELING PROGRAM AS PART OF THE PLANNED AGING RESOURCE CENTER INITIATIVE AND 5 REQUESTING A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. 6 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 WHEREAS, the Medicaid Program in the state of Idaho is unsustainable in 8 its current form and should be reformed so that eligibility, benefits and 9 delivery systems match client health needs; and 10 WHEREAS, Medicaid financed long-term care is one of the most expensive 11 Medicaid benefits and contributes to rapidly increasing Medicaid costs; and 12 WHEREAS, the use of reverse mortgages and similar vehicles for seniors to 13 finance their own long-term care promotes individual responsibility for long- 14 term care costs and avoids the need for publicly funded support; and 15 WHEREAS, long-term care options counseling promotes alternatives to Medic- 16 aid financed long-term care and greater consistency of advice to Idaho 17 seniors. 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 19 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 20 the Senate concurring therein, that the Department of Health and Welfare is 21 encouraged to proceed with the development of a Long-Term Care Options Coun- 22 seling Program. 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature encourages the Department of 24 Health and Welfare to develop this program as part of the planned Aging 25 Resource Center Initiative. The Legislature further encourages the Department 26 of Health and Welfare to provide that, except for necessary personnel and 27 operating costs excluded by the grant, this initiative be funded by a federal 28 grant award. 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health and Welfare is 30 requested to report the results of this program change to the First Regular 31 Session of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature along with recommendations for 32 any further legislative action.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 16134 This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Legislature encourage the Department of Health and Welfare to develop a Long- Term Care Options Counseling program as part of the Aging Resource Center initiative. Long-term care options counseling promotes alternatives to Medicaid-financed long-term care. This will result in long-term cost savings to the Medicaid program. The Department of Health and Welfare will report the results of this program to the Legislature along with recommendations for further legislative action. FISCAL NOTE The implementation of the long-term care counseling program will result in savings to the General Fund of $79,500 in fiscal year 2007. Contact Name: Representative Janice McGeachin Phone: (208) 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 52