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HB 227                                                                                                                        
The Health & Social Services Committee considered:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 227                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to medical assistance reform measures; relating                                                           
     to administrative appeals of civil penalties for medical assistance                                                        
     providers; relating to the duties of the Department of Health and                                                          
     Social Services; relating to audits and civil penalties for medical                                                        
     assistance providers; relating to medical assistance cost                                                                  
     containment measures by the Department of Health and Social                                                                

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     Services; relating to medical assistance coverage of clinic and                                                            
     rehabilitative services; and providing for an effective date."                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 227(HSS)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to medical assistance reform measures; relating                                                           
     to administrative appeals of civil penalties for medical assistance                                                        
     providers; relating to the duties of the Department of Health and                                                          
     Social Services; relating to audits and civil penalties for medical                                                        
     assistance providers; relating to medical assistance cost                                                                  
     containment measures by the Department of Health and Social                                                                
     Services; relating to medical assistance coverage of clinic and                                                            
     rehabilitative services; relating to federal reimbursement for                                                             
     Alaska Native health services; and providing for an effective                                                              
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Stutes, Talerico, Wool, Tarr, Foster, Seaton                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Vazquez                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 227(HSS):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
2. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
3. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
4. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
5. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
6. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
7. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
8. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
9. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                    
10. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
11. Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HB 227 was referred to the Finance Committee.