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2015-04-16 Senate Journal

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2015-04-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 1035
SB 74                                                                                                                         
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 74 "An                                                                   
Act relating to permanent fund dividends; relating to a medical                                                                 
assistance reform program; establishing a personal health savings                                                               
account program for medical assistance recipients; relating to the                                                              
duties of the Department of Health and Social Services; establishing                                                            
medical assistance demonstration projects; and relating to a study by                                                           
the Department of Health and Social Services" and recommended it be                                                             
replaced with                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(STA) "An Act                                                                                
          relating to competitive bidding for medical assistance                                                                
          products and services; relating to verification of                                                                    
          eligibility for public assistance programs                                                                            
          administered by the Department of Health and Social                                                                   
          Services; relating to eligibility for medical assistance;                                                             
          relating to a medical assistance reform program;                                                                      
          relating to the duties of the Department of Health and                                                                
          Social Services; establishing medical assistance                                                                      

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          demonstration projects; relating to civil penalties for                                                               
          medical assistance fraud; relating to studies by the                                                                  
          Department of Health and Social Services; relating to                                                                 
          cost-containment measures for medical assistance;                                                                     
          and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing no recommendation: Senator Stoltze, Chair; Senator Huggins.                                                             
Signing do pass: Senator Coghill. Signing amend: Senator                                                                        
Wielechowski.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 15, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 16, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 17, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 18, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 19, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 20, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 21, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 22, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 23, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 24, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 25, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 26, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 27, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
     Fiscal Note No. 28, Department of Health and Social Services                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
         Fiscal Note No. 14, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                           
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.