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HJM007.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
VETERANS - Stating findings of the Legislature and petitioning Congress to
support an amendment to 42 U.S.C. section 1396p (Liens, Adjustments and
Recoveries), to exempt veterans in state veterans homes from having liens
placed on their property if they participate in the Medicaid Program.
02/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/19 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28 3rd rdg - ADOPTED, voice vote
Title apvd - to Senate
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/06 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/08 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 30-0-5
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lodge, Richardson,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Cameron, Davis, Dunklin, Lee, Noh
Floor Sponsor -- Richardson
Title apvd - to House
03/09 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13 Pres signed
03/14 To Secretary of State
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 7
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
3 TIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL
4 DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
5 STATES.
6 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
7 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-sixth Idaho
8 Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
9 WHEREAS, the cornerstone of the first Idaho State Veterans Home was laid
10 on May 23, 1894, and was truly a state occasion attended by 1,200 people
11 including Governor William J. McConnell and the community recognized the value
12 of its soldiers; and
13 WHEREAS, the city, state, nation and world have changed dramatically since
14 1894, as World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf have threat-
15 ened peace and freedom, and were successfully completed because of the gallant
16 men and women of our armed services; and
17 WHEREAS, like other states, there is still a home for old soldiers in
18 Idaho; its face has changed, but its mission remains the same "...to care for
19 him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow..."; and
20 WHEREAS, changes in the way we care for our soldiers and their families
21 are inevitable, and we need to be vigilant to defend them as they defended us;
22 and
23 WHEREAS, Idaho State Veterans Homes are currently in the process of being
24 certified for Medicaid and federal regulations currently allow Tax Equity and
25 Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and Estate Recovery liens to be placed
26 against the property of veterans who reside in State Veterans Homes and par-
27 ticipate in the Medicaid Program; and
28 WHEREAS, veterans and their families understand and support our
29 government's fiscal responsibility measures; however, government would not and
30 could not exist without the men and women of the Armed Forces who placed them-
31 selves in harm's way for their country and they are due a debt that can never
32 be fully paid; and
33 WHEREAS, we need to reaffirm our commitment to veterans by taking small
34 steps of gratitude for the great gift of freedom they gave us: We have
35 goodness, plenty, joy and peace because of these "old soldiers." They are the
36 cornerstones of our freedom and we owe them the exemption of liens on their
37 property as a small way of expressing our appreciation.
38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
39 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
40 Senate concurring therein, that we support an amendment to 42 U.S.C. Section
41 1396p (Liens, Adjustments and Recoveries), to exempt veterans in State Vet-
42 erans Homes from having liens placed on their property if they participate in
43 the Medicaid Program.
44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
2
1 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
2 Memorial to the President of the United States, to the President of the Senate
3 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, and the congres-
4 sional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the
5 United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10896
Idaho state veterans homes are currently in the process of being
certified for medicaid. Federal regulations currently allow
recovery liens to be placed against the property of veterans who
reside in state veterans homes and participate in the medicaid
program.
The attorney general is requesting that our congressional
delegation pursue an amendment to 42 U.S.C. section 1396p (liens,
adjustments and recoveries), to exempt veterans in state veterans
homes from having liens placed on their property if they
participate in the medicaid program.
The purpose of RS 10896 is to support the attorney general in his
attempt to gain passage of the proposed amendment.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is anticipated as a result of this joint memorial.
Contact
Name: Rep. Eskridge
Rep. Ruby Stone
Phone: 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM