SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122

2004 Legislation

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122 – H&W medical asst rules, rejected

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SCR122................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT - RULES - Stating findings of the Legislature
and rejecting rules of the Department of Health and Welfare relating to the
Medical Assistance Program.
                                                                        
02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
02/16    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Brandt
    Title apvd - to House
02/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/01    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/04    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Nielsen
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/05    To enrol
03/08    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/09    Sp signed
03/10    To Secretary of State

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND REJECTING CERTAIN RULES OF THE DEPART-
  3        MENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        WHEREAS, the Legislature is vested  with  authority  to  reject  executive
  6    agency rules under the provisions of Section 67-5291, Idaho Code, in the event
  7    that  the Legislature finds that the rules are not consistent with legislative
  8    intent; and
  9        WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Legislature that certain  rules  of  the
 10    Department  of  Health  and Welfare relating to the Medical Assistance Program
 11    concerning investigation and audits and suspension of payments pending  inves-
 12    tigation, are not consistent with legislative intent and should be rejected.
 13        NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
 14    sion of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of  Rep-
 15    resentatives  concurring  therein, that IDAPA 16.03.09, Section 204 pertaining
 16    to the surveillance and utilization review committee, and Section 210 pertain-
 17    ing to appeals of immediate actions, rules of the  Department  of  Health  and
 18    Welfare  relating  to the Medical Assistance Program, adopted as pending rules
 19    under Docket Number 16-0309-0308, be, and the same  are  hereby  rejected  and
 20    declared null, void and of no force and effect.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                            RS 13985

This concurrent resolution would reject certain pending rules of
the Department of Health and Welfare relating to the medical
assistance program.  The effect of this resolution, if adopted by
both houses, would be to prevent the agency rules from going into
effect.




                          FISCAL NOTE

This concurrent resolution has no fiscal impact




Contact:  Carl Bianchi
          Director of Legislative Services
          334 - 2475



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    SCR 122