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HOUSE BILL NO. 591<br /> – Managed care reform, H&W prog

HOUSE BILL NO. 591

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H0591aa....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MANAGED CARE - REFORM - Amends existing law to provide that the Managed
Care Reform Act shall not apply to certain programs administered by the
Department of Health and Welfare.

03/03    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/04    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
03/11    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/12    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/14    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 59-8-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
      Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Mathews, Moyle, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Henderson, Luker, Marriott, McGeachin, Mortimer, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Shepherd(08)
      Absent and excused -- Crane, Henbest, Wills
    Floor Sponsors - Loertscher & Block
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/17    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 19-15-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Corder, Davis, Hill,
      Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee,
      McKenzie, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Bair, Bastian, Cameron, Coiner, Darrington, Fulcher, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Jorgenson, McKague, Pearce, Richardson,
      Siddoway
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Kelly
    Title apvd - to House
03/21    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24    Pres signed
03/25    To Governor
03/31    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 317
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 591

                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MANAGED CARE REFORM; AMENDING SECTION 41-3932, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  3        VIDE THAT THE MANAGED CARE REFORM ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN  PROGRAMS
  4        ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE AND TO PROVIDE FOR
  5        RULES.

  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  7        SECTION 1.  That Section 41-3932, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:

  9        41-3932.  EXEMPTIONS  FROM  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter shall not
 10    apply to managed care programs operated under contract with the  federal  gov-
 11    ernment  under  title  XVIII  of  the  federal social security act, as amended
 12    (medicare), or under contract with a plan otherwise exempt from  operation  of
 13    this  chapter pursuant to the employee retirement income security act of 1974,
 14    as amended (ERISA). This chapter shall not apply to programs  administered  by
 15    the  department  of  health  and welfare under contract with the department of
 16    health and welfare under title XIX of the  federal  social  security  act,  as
 17    amended  (medicaid) or under programs administered by the department of health
 18    and welfare substance use disorder bureau or its contracted managed care orga-
 19    nization. The director shall take such actions and promulgate  such  rules  as
 20    shall be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.

Amendment




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                                                    Moved by    Loertscher

                                                     Seconded by Block


                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 591

  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed  bill,  delete  lines  19  and  20,  and  insert:
  3    "nization.".

  4                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  5        On  page  1, in line 4, delete "AND TO PROVIDE FOR"; and in line 5, delete
  6    "RULES".

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




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               HOUSE BILL NO. 591, As Amended

                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MANAGED CARE REFORM; AMENDING SECTION 41-3932, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
  3        VIDE THAT THE MANAGED CARE REFORM ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN  PROGRAMS
  4        ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE.

  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  6        SECTION  1.  That  Section 41-3932, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:

  8        41-3932.  EXEMPTIONS FROM APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter  shall  not
  9    apply  to  managed care programs operated under contract with the federal gov-
 10    ernment under title XVIII of the  federal  social  security  act,  as  amended
 11    (medicare),  or  under contract with a plan otherwise exempt from operation of
 12    this chapter pursuant to the employee retirement income security act of  1974,
 13    as  amended  (ERISA). This chapter shall not apply to programs administered by
 14    the department of health and welfare under contract  with  the  department  of
 15    health  and  welfare  under  title  XIX of the federal social security act, as
 16    amended (medicaid) or under programs administered by the department of  health
 17    and welfare substance use disorder bureau or its contracted managed care orga-
 18    nization.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 18044C1

This proposed legislation seeks to add an exempted entity to Idaho
code Title 41 chapter 3932.  This is one of the first pieces of
legislation being brought forward by the Interagency Committee on
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment that addresses the
legislative intent of addressing what is working and what is not
working and to reduce duplication of services in the State
substance abuse treatment system which is mandated in Idaho Statute
39 chapter 303 which passed in the last legislative session
unanimously by both the House and Senate. 

This legislation would give the ability to Health and Welfare
Substance use Disorder Bureau, in collaboration with the
Interagency Committee on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment,
to engage in preferred contracting with private treatment
providers. Preferred contracting is currently standard practice for
Medicaid PSR providers.  This is for providers who wish to be
reimbursed for services from the state.  This does not affect
providers who receive reimbursement by private pay and insurance. 
In addition, this legislation does not affect current network
providers. Current providers fall within Health and Welfare IDAPA
16.06.03 which outlines the process to be followed for suspension
or revocation of approval.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

Legislation incurs no additional fiscal impact.




Contact
Name: Rep. Sharon Block 
Phone: 208-332-1000
Rep. Tom Loertscher


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 591