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SB 109                                                                                            
The Health, Education and Social Services Committee considered                                      
SENATE BILL NO. 109 "An Act repealing the statute that sets                                         
priorities for the Department of Health and Social Services to apply to                             
administration of the medical assistance program when there are                                     
insufficient funds allocated in the state budget for that program;                                  
authorizing the department to make cost containment decisions that                                  
may include decisions about eligibility of persons and availability of                              

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services under the medical assistance program; and providing for an                                 
effective date." Signing do pass: Senator Dyson, Chair; Senators                                    
Wilken, Green. Signing no recommendation: Senators Davis, Guess.                                    
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Health and Social Services                                  
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.