05/03/2005 03:00 PM House HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES

HB 288-MEDICAID PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
[Not on  tape, but reconstructed  from the  committee secretary's                                                               
log notes, was the following:]                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WILSON announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  288 "An  Act relating  to the  Medicaid personal                                                               
needs  allowance   for  assisted   living  home   residents;  and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:13:47 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JON  SHERWOOD, Medical  Assistance Administrator,  Office of  the                                                               
Commissioner,   Department  of   Health   and  Social   Services,                                                               
testifying on  behalf of the  department, said that HB  288 helps                                                               
to address  a change made to  regulation.  He said  it would only                                                               
apply  to people  who  are  not receiving  cash  assistance.   He                                                               
mentioned an increase  to personal needs allowance, as  well as a                                                               
possible amendment.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 4:16:00 to 4:17:13.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
[The recording begins again starting here.]                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:17:16 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  WILSON  said,  "The  folks that  want  this  bill                                                               
aren't here,  and so we're  going to table  the bill --  let's go                                                               
ahead and put the amendment on  it, and then we'll table the bill                                                               
until  they see  fit to  be interested  enough to  come and  talk                                                               
about it."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:17:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  CISSNA   moved  Amendment  1,   labeled,  "24G-1,                                                               
5/2/2005,  (8:14   A.M.),"  which   read  as   follows  [original                                                               
punctuation provided]:                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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          Delete "$260"                                                                                                         
          Insert "$1,396"                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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[There being no objection, it was so ordered.]                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
[HB 288 was held over.]