BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 2716

HB 2716: Nursing facility payment

Modifying provisions relating to nursing facility medicaid payment systems.

Summary

The nursing facility Medicaid payment system is modified by rebasing direct care and operations component rate allocations based upon calendar year 2003 cost reports.
Removes minimum occupancy standards for direct care component rate allocations and modifies the direct care case-mix corridor.
"Vital local providers" will receive the greater of either their June 30, 2006, direct care and operations component rate allocations or the rate allocations for which they would qualify for under the standard payment system.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2716), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2006

AN ACT Relating to nursing facility medicaid payment systems;

Passed March 7, 2006

Version voted on: EHB 2716

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	55	0	0	1
Republican	42	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed March 8, 2006

Version voted on: EHB 2716

47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	1
Republican	22	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 27, 2006Effective date 7/1/2006. (EHB 2716)
Mar 27, 2006Chapter 258, 2006 Laws. (EHB 2716)
Mar 27, 2006Governor signed. (EHB 2716)
Mar 8, 2006Delivered to Governor. (EHB 2716)
Mar 8, 2006President signed. (EHB 2716)
Mar 8, 2006Speaker signed. (EHB 2716)
Mar 8, 2006Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (EHB 2716)
Mar 8, 2006Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 2716)
Mar 7, 2006Placed on second reading. (EHB 2716)
Mar 7, 2006Rules suspended. (EHB 2716)
Mar 7, 2006Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (EHB 2716)
Mar 7, 2006Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 2716)
Mar 7, 2006Floor amendment(s) adopted. (EHB 2716)
Mar 6, 2006Placed on second reading. (EHB 2716)
Mar 6, 2006Committee relieved of further consideration. (EHB 2716)
Jan 12, 2006First reading, referred to Appropriations. (EHB 2716)

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