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S1530................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
MEDICAID PATIENTS - TRANSPORTATION COSTS - Adds to existing law to provide
a limitation on reimbursement for transportation of medicaid clients when
the vehicle contains five or more clients; to provide for a waiver; and to
provide for legal processes.
02/28 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/01 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--King-Barrutia, McLaughlin
Floor Sponsor - Ipsen
Title apvd - to House
03/15 House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
04/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-0-11
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Crow,
Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher(Loertscher),
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
Wood, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Gould, Linford, Montgomery,
Moss,, Sellman, Stevenson, Wheeler, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Black
Title apvd - to Senate
04/04 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
04/05 Sp signed
04/06 To Governor
04/14 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 360
Effective: 04/14/00
06/30/01 - Sunset clause
S1530
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1530
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY
3 THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 56-227E, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION
4 ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAID CLIENTS WHEN THE VEHICLE
5 CONTAINS FIVE OR MORE CLIENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER AND TO PROVIDE FOR
6 LEGAL PROCESSES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING A SUNSET CLAUSE.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 56, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
10 ignated as Section 56-227E, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
11 56-227E. TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAID CLIENTS. When five (5) or more medic-
12 aid clients are being transported by a noncommercial transportation provider
13 in a motor vehicle, reimbursement to the driver or the owner of the motor
14 vehicle shall be calculated as though the vehicle contained five (5) clients.
15 If this section creates an undue hardship, the director may, in writing and
16 signed by the director, grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Any person
17 receiving reimbursement beyond the amounts allowed in this section shall be
18 subject to the provisions of sections 56-227A through 56-227C, Idaho Code, and
19 the director shall promptly cause such actions to be instituted.
20 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
21 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
22 passage and approval; provided that the provisions of this act shall be null,
23 void and of no force and effect on and after June 30, 2001.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10190C1
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the actual and potential excessive
reimbursements to non-commercial providers who transport groups of five (5)
Medicaid clients or more to receive regular non-emergency medical services.
Under the current rules, providers are reimbursed for each client in the vehicle,
which allows claims per mile to exceed $3.70. This law will limit the per mile
reimbursement to no more than five (5) units, which would currently reimburse
providers not more than $1.10 per mile. This law gives the Department of Health
and Welfare the authority to immediately reduce the excessive reimbursements
while providing sufficient time necessary to amend the complex rules surrounding
this issue. A sunset clause is included to remove this limitation on June 20,2001,
which should be more than enough time for the revised rules to be completed.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is a cost savings of between $400,000 and $1,000,000 in Medicaid program
costs for FY 2001, of which $120,000 to $300,000 are General Funds.
Contact
Name: Larry Kirk
Phone: (208) 334-4826
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1530