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HOUSE BILL 708

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H0708   by WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE – Amends existing law relating to public assistance to remove a supplemental component and to provide for an adjustment to payments under certain conditions; to revise dates for decreasing each skilled care facility’s quarterly rate and to remove provisions regarding incentive payments; to revise the reimbursement rate for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded and to remove a prospective rate component; to revise a date through which a certain reimbursement rate shall remain constant; to remove a policy statement with regard to reduction of pharmacy reimbursement levels for Medicaid and to provide for a periodic cost survey to establish a pharmacy reimbursement fee schedule.
  03/23 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  03/24 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare  
  03/25 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 67 Nays 1 Abs/Excd 2, read three times – PASSED - 49-16-5
AYES – Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block, Bolz, Boyle, Chadderdon, Chew, Collins, Crane, Eskridge, Gibbs, Hagedorn, Hart, Hartgen, Harwood, Henderson, Jarvis, Labrador, Lake, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Palmer, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Raybould, Schaefer, Shepherd(08), Shirley, Simpson, Smith(24), Stevenson, Takasugi, Thayn, Thompson, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Boe, Burgoyne, Chavez, Cronin, Durst, Higgins, Jaquet, Killen, King, Pence, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Smith(30), Trail
Absent and excused – Black, Clark, Kren, Roberts, Shepherd(02)
Floor Sponsor - Block
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare  
  03/29 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended – PASSED - 25-9-1
AYES – Andreason, Bair, Brackett, Broadsword, Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Hill, Kerby(Keough), Lodge, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Mortimer, Pearce, Schroeder, Siddoway, Smyser, Winder
NAYS – Bilyeu, Bock, Heinrich, Jorgenson, Kelly, LeFavour, Stegner, Stennett(Stennett), Werk
Absent and excused – Malepeai
Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
Title apvd - to House
 
  Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  Delivered to Governor at 11:40 a.m. on March 31, 2010  
  04/11 Reported Signed by Governor on April 11, 2010
    Session Law Chapter 296
    Effective: 04/01/10 Section 5;
    
07/01/10 All other sections