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HOUSE BILL NO. 696 – Weight control pilot project

HOUSE BILL NO. 696

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H0696aa...............................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
WEIGHT CONTROL PILOT PROJECT - Adds to existing law to direct the Director
of the Department of Health and Welfare to apply for a waiver to conduct a
pilot project for services related to weight control if funding is
available; and to provide limitations.
                                                                        
02/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/26    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
    Rpt out amen - to engros
02/27    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/01    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/04    3rd rdg as amen- PASSED - 36-27-7
      AYES -- Andersen, Block, Boe, Campbell, Cannon, Cuddy, Deal, Douglas,
      Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Field(18), Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kellogg, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, Meyer, Miller,
      Mitchell, Naccarato, Pasley-Stuart, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sayler,
      Shepherd, Skippen, Smith(30), Snodgrass, Trail(Bennett), Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bolz, Clark,
      Collins, Denney, Eskridge, Field(23), Gagner, Harwood, Kulczyk, Lake,
      Langford, McKague, Moyle, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Roberts, Rydalch,
      Schaefer, Smylie, Stevenson
      Absent and excused -- Black, Bradford, Crow, Nielsen, Shirley,
      Smith(24), Wills
    Floor Sponsor - Henbest
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/05    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 19-13-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Calabretta, Compton,
      Darrington, Davis, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Malepeai, Marley,
      McWilliams, Noh, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Bailey, Burtenshaw, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Lodge,
      McKenzie, Noble, Richardson, Sorensen, Sweet, Williams
      Absent and excused -- Cameron, Pearce, Schroeder
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/22    To Governor
03/23    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 269
         Effective: 07/01/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 696
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MEDICAID; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY  THE  ADDI-
  3        TION  OF  A NEW SECTION 56-209m, IDAHO CODE, TO DIRECT THE DIRECTOR OF THE
  4        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER TO CONDUCT A  PILOT
  5        PROJECT  FOR SERVICES RELATED TO WEIGHT CONTROL BASED UPON AVAILABLE FUND-
  6        ING.
                                                                        
  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 56-209m, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        56-209m.  WEIGHT CONTROL PILOT PROJECT. Based upon available funding,  the
 12    director  of the department of health and welfare is directed to apply for the
 13    appropriate waiver or waivers from the centers for medicare and medicaid  ser-
 14    vices  for  the state medicaid program to conduct a pilot project to determine
 15    the effectiveness of, and projected cost savings which may result  from,  pro-
 16    viding  reimbursement  for weight control therapies, including anorexic drugs,
 17    and nutritional, diet and exercise counseling, in the state medicaid drug pro-
 18    gram.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Henbest             
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Martinez            
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 696
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 18,  following  "gram"  insert:  ",
  3    with the following limitations:
  4        (1)  Participation  in  the  pilot program shall be limited to one hundred
  5    (100) clients;
  6        (2)  The length of the pilot program shall be limited to three (3) years;
  7        (3)  Participation shall be limited to clients  with  a  body  mass  index
  8    (BMI) over twenty-five (25); and
  9        (4)  The  department  shall report annually to the senate and house health
 10    and welfare committees concerning the progress on all programs initiated under
 11    the waiver".
                                                                        
 12                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
 13        On page 1, in line 6, following "ING"  insert:  "AND  TO  PROVIDE  LIMITA-
 14    TIONS".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 696, As Amended
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MEDICAID; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY  THE  ADDI-
  3        TION  OF  A NEW SECTION 56-209m, IDAHO CODE, TO DIRECT THE DIRECTOR OF THE
  4        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER TO CONDUCT A  PILOT
  5        PROJECT  FOR SERVICES RELATED TO WEIGHT CONTROL BASED UPON AVAILABLE FUND-
  6        ING AND TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS.
                                                                        
  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 56-209m, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        56-209m.  WEIGHT CONTROL PILOT PROJECT. Based upon available funding,  the
 12    director  of the department of health and welfare is directed to apply for the
 13    appropriate waiver or waivers from the centers for medicare and medicaid  ser-
 14    vices  for  the state medicaid program to conduct a pilot project to determine
 15    the effectiveness of, and projected cost savings which may result  from,  pro-
 16    viding  reimbursement  for weight control therapies, including anorexic drugs,
 17    and nutritional, diet and exercise counseling, in the state medicaid drug pro-
 18    gram, with the following limitations:
 19        (1)  Participation in the pilot program shall be limited  to  one  hundred
 20    (100) clients;
 21        (2)  The length of the pilot program shall be limited to three (3) years;
 22        (3)  Participation  shall  be  limited  to  clients with a body mass index
 23    (BMI) over twenty-five (25); and
 24        (4)  The department shall report annually to the senate and  house  health
 25    and welfare committees concerning the progress on all programs initiated under
 26    the waiver.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                           RS 14029 C1

     This bill directs the department of Health and Welfare to
apply for a waiver from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services to conduct a pilot project to determine the
effectiveness of priority reimbursement for weight control
therapies.  
                          FISCAL IMPACT

     Preliminary estimates are: a pilot would effect 100 persons
and cost $1,500 per client.  State share of the cost would be
$45,000.  The pilot would not go forward unless funding was
available.


Contact
Name: Representative Henbest 
Phone: 332-1000




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    H 696