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H0398..........................................................by EDUCATION
CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE - Amends existing law relating to vocational
rehabilitation to provide for assistance to persons suffering from chronic
renal disease in obtaining other services, including financial assistance,
for specified expenses; and to provide rulemaking authority.
01/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/24 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
AYES -- Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(08), Shirley,
Shively, Smith(24), Smith(30)(Stanek), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Anderson, Kren, Ruchti, Shepherd(02)
Floor Sponsor - Chadderdon
Title apvd - to Senate
02/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron,
Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge,
Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bilyeu, Jorgenson
Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
03/17 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/18 Pres signed - To Governor
03/19 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 199
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 398 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; AMENDING SECTION 33-2308, IDAHO CODE, 3 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO ASSIST 4 PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE TO OBTAIN OTHER SERVICES, 5 INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOR SPECIFIED EXPENSES AND TO PROVIDE FOR 6 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Section 33-2308, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 9 amended to read as follows: 10 33-2308. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 11 TREATMENT TO PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC RENAL DISEASES. The board for 12 professional-technical education shall establish a vocational rehabilitation 13 program to provide treatment to persons suffering from chronic renal diseases, 14 including dialysis and other medical procedures and techniques which will have 15 a lifesaving effect in the care and treatment of persons suffering from these 16 diseases. The board shall extend financial assistance to persons suffering 17 from chronic renal diseases to assist such persons in obtaining the medical, 18 nursing, pharmaceutical,andtechnical and other services necessary to care 19 for such diseases, including financial assistance for the rental or purchase 20 of home dialysis equipment and supplies, the payment of medical insurance pre- 21 miums and patient travel expenses. Provided that the board shall not provide 22 financial assistance to such persons for expenses that are covered by 23 medicare. The board shall promulgate rules that establish standards for deter- 24 mining eligibility for care and treatment under this program in order that 25 treatment shall be provided to those who are financially unable to obtain such 26 treatment without causing severe economic imbalance in the family economic 27 unit. Such standards shall be established without reference to maximum or min- 28 imum income levels.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17404
The Division of Vocation Rehabilitation (VR) currently provides
treatment for persons suffering from chronic renal diseases.
They also extend financial assistance for medical, nursing,
pharmaceutical, and technical service necessary to care for such
diseases.
This legislation will allow VR to also pay insurance premiums
and travel costs to and from dialysis when needed. Medicare and
Medicaid funds would be utilized before state dollars are
utilized.
FISCAL NOTE
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation expects that no
additional general funds will be needed if the requested PSK
changes are approved. The fiscal impact of discontinuing
payment for services paid by Medicare and adding payments for
transportation and insurance premiums will be zero.
CONTACT
Name: Michael Graham
Agency: Office of the State Board of Education
Phone: 287-6477
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 398