Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/23/2018 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB147 | |
| HB176 | |
| HB213 | |
| HB216 | |
| HB267 | |
| HB400 | |
| HB212 | |
| HB216 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 147 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 176 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 213 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 216 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 267 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 400 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 212 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 176(FIN)
"An Act relating to medical assistance reimbursement
for emergency medical transportation services; and
providing for an effective date."
9:11:13 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon offered a brief history of the bill. The
public hearing had been opened and closed.
ROB EARL, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE WOOL, stated that the bill
directed the department to develop a program that would
provide supplemental reimbursement to eligible air, ground,
or water emergency medical transportation services for the
cost of transporting Medicaid assistance recipients.
Co-Chair MacKinnon asked about the frequency with which
municipalities would be reimbursed.
MARGARET BRODIE, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES (via
teleconference), responded that municipalities would be
reimbursed quarterly, at the minimum.
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to report CSHB 176(FIN) out of
Committee with individual recommendations and the
accompanying fiscal notes. There being NO OBJECTION, it was
so ordered.
CSHB 176(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with two previously published
fiscal impact notes: FN3(DHS) and FN4(DHS).
9:13:55 AM
AT EASE
9:15:20 AM
RECONVENED