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HCR051.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MEDICAID PRODUCTS - Stating findings of the Legislature; encouraging the
Department of Health and Welfare to contract with a limited number of
providers of certain Medicaid products and services and to seek additional
opportunities for consolidated purchasing; and requesting a report to the
Legislature.
02/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/24 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
03/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail,
Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Bilbao
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 - McGee
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 - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
3 WELFARE TO CONTRACT WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PROVIDERS OF CERTAIN MEDICAID
4 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND TO SEEK ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSOLI-
5 DATED PURCHASING AND 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, limiting the number of contracts between the Idaho Department of
11 Health and Welfare and suppliers of certain health-related products and ser-
12 vices will increase the purchasing power of public funds and may provide
13 opportunities to control quality; and
14 WHEREAS, selective contracting is a standard health management tool
15 employed by the private health financing sector.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
17 sion of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
18 the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature of the State of Idaho
19 encourages the Department of Health and Welfare to contract with a limited
20 number of providers of certain Medicaid products and services including, but
21 not limited to, dental services, transportation brokers and durable medical
22 equipment such as incontinence supplies.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature encourages the Department of
24 Health and Welfare to seek additional opportunities for consolidated purchas-
25 ing.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature acknowledges that this initia-
27 tive will require approval of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
28 Services (CMS) prior to implementation.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health and Welfare is
30 requested to report the results of such programs to the First Regular Session
31 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature along with recommendations for any fur-
32 ther legislative action.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16131
This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Legislature
encourage the Department of Health and Welfare to pursue
selective contracting for certain Medicaid services and supplies
in order to increase the purchasing power of Medicaid funds. Cost
efficiencies through such programs will result in savings to the
Medicaid program. The Department of Health and Welfare will
report the results of such programs to the Legislature along with
recommendations for further legislative action.
FISCAL NOTE
The implementation of selective contracting for certain Medicaid
services and supplies will result in savings to the General Fund
of $189,000 in fiscal year 2007.
Contact
Name: Representative Tom Loertscher
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 51