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House Bill 518

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 142)
Title	AN ACT relating to Medicaid.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	1990
Sponsors	J. Lee, D. Owens
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 205.639 to change the definition of "private psychiatric hospital"; amend KRS 205.640 to provide that the disproportionate share program shall be established by administrative regulations; require one of the three pools for distribution of disproportionate share funds to be the percentage allowable by federal law up to 19.08 percent for private psychiatric hospitals and state mental hospitals; require any remaining disproportionate share funds from private psychiatric care hospitals and state mental to be distributed between acute care hospitals and university hospitals; include state mental hospitals in the Medical Assistance Revolving Trust Fund; provide that a hospital will receive distributions for indigent care if the hospital meets the requirements of administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet; require the Department for Medicaid Services to make a final determination of each hospital's annual payment amount upon notification through the Federal Register of the annual federal disproportionate share hospital allotment for the state; require the department to issue to each hospital either a lump-sum payment or divide the lump-sum payment into multiple distribution payments if fiscally necessary; require hospitals to submit any supporting documentation to substantiate compliance with the audit requirements as established by federal regulations; make technical changes.
Index Headings of Original Version	Health and Medical Services - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Health and Medical Services - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/25/10	introduced in House
02/26/10	to Health & Welfare (H)
03/10/10	posted in committee posting waived
03/11/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/12/10	2nd reading, to Rules
03/15/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 16, 2010
03/16/10	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/17/10	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1)
03/18/10	received in Senate
03/22/10	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/24/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/25/10	2nd reading, to Rules
03/29/10	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 29, 2010 3rd reading, passed 38-0
04/01/10	received in House enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
04/13/10	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 142)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note
Summary	Retain original provisions and delete provision for the use of the MART fund for data collection; clarify that the disproportionate share pool for private psychiatric hospitals and state mental hospitals will be distributed according to federal rules and law; amend KRS 333.150 to permit medical laboratory results to be transmitted to an electronic health information exchange or network for specified purposes; require the transmissions to be in compliance with HIPAA requirements; make technical changes.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Health and Medical Services - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Lee
Summary	Retain original provisions and require 54 percent of any remaining disproportionate share funds from private psychiatric hospitals and state mental hospitals to be distributed to acute care hospitals and 46 percent to be distributed to university hospitals; permit the Department for Medicaid Services to pay a portion of the expected annual payment prior to publication of the annual federal allotment; permit medical laboratory results to be transmitted to an electronic health information exchange or network for specified purposes with patient consent and to meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; make technical changes.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Health and Medical Services - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - State mental hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Medicaid - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Mental Health - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for Public Medical Assistance - Private psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid, disproportionate share payments, provisions for

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