Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1998-05-11 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1998-05-11 Senate Journal Page 4076 HB 459 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(FIN) am An Act establishing new eligibility for medical assistance for certain disabled persons and giving their eligibility for services the highest priority among optional services and groups under the medical assistance program; amending the definition of personal care services in a recipients home as used in the medical assistance program; moving midwife services from being the first to being the 14th service eliminated under the medical assistance program when there is insufficient funding; and adjusting the priority of optional services and optional eligible groups under the medical assistance program in order to reflect the new priorities given to the newly-eligible disabled persons and to midwife services but without otherwise changing the relative order of the other optional services and optional groups was read the second time. 1998-05-11 Senate Journal Page 4077 HB 459 Senator Kelly, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Rules Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 4064. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(RLS) An Act establishing new eligibility for medical assistance for certain disabled persons and giving their eligibility for services the highest priority among optional services and groups under the medical assistance program; amending the definition of personal care services in a recipients home as used in the medical assistance program; moving midwife services from being the first to being the seventh service eliminated under the medical assistance program when there is insufficient funding; adjusting the priority of optional services and optional eligible groups under the medical assistance program in order to reflect the new priorities given to the newly-eligible disabled persons and to midwife services but without otherwise changing the relative order of the other optional services and optional groups; relating to catastrophic illness assistance; establishing a medical assistance program for chronic and acute medical conditions; and providing for an effective date was adopted and read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(RLS) was read the third time. The question being: Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(RLS) An Act establishing new eligibility for medical assistance for certain disabled persons and giving their eligibility for services the highest priority among optional services and groups under the medical assistance program; amending the definition of personal care services in a recipients home as used in the medical assistance program; moving midwife services from being the first to being the seventh service eliminated under the medical assistance program when there is insufficient funding; adjusting the priority of 1998-05-11 Senate Journal Page 4078 HB 459 optional services and optional eligible groups under the medical assistance program in order to reflect the new priorities given to the newly-eligible disabled persons and to midwife services but without otherwise changing the relative order of the other optional services and optional groups; relating to catastrophic illness assistance; establishing a medical assistance program for chronic and acute medical conditions; and providing for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 459(RLS) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Dates YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward Absent: Wilken and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(RLS) passed the Senate. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Taylor gave notice of reconsideration.