13RS House Bill 144

House Bill 144

Actions

Last Action	to Health & Welfare (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to Medicaid reimbursement in schools and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Fiscal Note Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	895
Sponsors	R. Nelson, J. Stewart III, B. Waide
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define "breach of a contract"; provide that if any breach of a contract occurs or has occurred between a Medicaid managed care organization and any agency, department, or cabinet of the Commonwealth to reimburse a school district Medicaid provider, then services to school district Medicaid patients served under the contract shall immediately cease and school district Medicaid patients shall be transitioned to a Medicaid fee-for-service program; clarify that any school district Medicaid provider who is due funds as a result of a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the Commonwealth shall still be able to recover them; exempt any Medicaid managed care organization operating in the Commonwealth pursuant to a Section 1115 waiver on January 1, 2011; require that the cabinet transition all services related to the provision of Medicaid services to school district Medicaid patients to a Medicaid fee for service after the original termination date of the Medicaid managed care contracts; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Effective Dates, Emergency - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Health and Medical Services - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Pharmacists - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Physicians and Practitioners - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Public Medical Assistance - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care State Agencies - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Medicaid - Managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Fiscal Note - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care Local Mandate - Medicaid managed care, school district patients and providers, contract breach, transition of care

02/05/13	introduced in House
02/06/13	to Health & Welfare (H)