03/29/2010 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 219                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act establishing a traumatic brain injury program                                                                      
     and registry within the Department of Health and                                                                           
     Social Services; and relating to medical assistance                                                                        
     coverage for traumatic brain injury services."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman   noted  that  there  were   two  previous                                                                    
hearings on the bill.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Hoffman MOVED to ADOPT  CSSB 219 (FIN), labeled 26-                                                                    
LS1312\P, Mischel, 3/22/10, as the working document.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman OBJECTED for discussion purposes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  explained that  at the  last hearing  a CS                                                                    
was adopted that amended the  definition of "case management                                                                    
services" on page 2, Section  3. At that hearing language on                                                                    
page 3, lines  27 and 28, was deleted.  This CS incorporates                                                                    
those changes.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman WITHDREW  his  OBJECTION.  There being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:14:01 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ESTHER   CHA,  STAFF,   SENATOR   LESIL  MCGUIRE,   SPONSOR,                                                                    
explained the  changes by section.  The bill  establishes in                                                                    
Section  1 the  ability  for the  Department  of Health  and                                                                    
Social Services  to collect  and analyze  databases relating                                                                    
to  longitudinal  data,  the   same  amount  of  information                                                                    
tracked on the same person over  a period of time. Section 2                                                                    
adds case  management services for a  traumatic brain injury                                                                    
for optional services provided by  the department. Section 3                                                                    
amends  the  definition  of  case  management  services  for                                                                    
traumatic  or  acquired  brain  injury  to  align  with  the                                                                    
federal  definition. Section  4 adds  a Medicaid  waiver the                                                                    
department  can   apply  for.  Section  5   establishes  the                                                                    
program, which is the bulk of the bill.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman noted two fiscal  notes from the Department                                                                    
of Health and Social Services,  one zero fiscal note and one                                                                    
fiscal note  for an  increase cost  for $494,600  in general                                                                    
funds and $707,400 in federal receipts.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:15:35 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman MOVED  to  report CSSB  219  (FIN) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal notes. There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  219  (FIN)  was  REPORTED out  of  Committee  with  no                                                                    
recommendation and with zero FN 1 (DHS) and FN 2 (DHS.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
AT-EASE        9:16:21 AM                                                                                                     
RECONVENED     9:17:09 AM