BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5677: Nursing home payments

Adjusting nursing home payments to enhance direct care.

Summary

  • A number of changes are made in the current case mix system for reimbursing Medicaid nursing homes, including: $ Allowing funds provided to nursing homes to be shifted between direct care and therapy care. $ Expanding the list of costs which will not be reimbursed to include commissioner fees (for publicly operated nursing homes), bad debts of Medicaid residents, and management fees. $ Increasing the minimum…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)
Introduced
January 30, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1379
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to adjusting nursing home payments to enhance direct care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. And refer to Ways & Means.
  6. HEA - Majority; without recommendation.
  7. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5677 in other sessions

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