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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2803: Incarcerated offenders

Concerning health care services for incarcerated offenders.

Summary

  • Requires providers of hospital services that are licensed with the Department of Health to contract with the Department of Corrections (DOC) for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services.
  • Requires the DOC to use Provider One to pay outside hospital claims.
  • Requires the DOC to reimburse hospital providers at no more than Medicaid rates plus a percentage increase that is determined in the operating budget for treatment of DOC offenders.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2803), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2012
  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2012
  2. Out of committeeMar 3, 2012
  3. Passed HouseMar 6, 2012
  4. Passed SenateMar 8, 2012
  5. GovernorMar 30, 2012
  6. LawMar 30, 2012
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
February 27, 2012 in the House
Last action
March 30, 2012
Session law
Chapter 237, Laws of 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to limiting the rates paid to providers for medical services for incarcerated offenders, increasing the copay on medical services, and authorizing the department of corrections to submit medicaid applications on behalf of incarcerated offenders;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 6, 2012
Version voted on: HB 2803
93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55001
Republican38004
How each member voted

Yea (93)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 8, 2012
Version voted on: HB 2803
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 8, 2012
Version voted on: HB 2803
46 Yea 1 Nay 2 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25110
Republican21010
How each member voted

Nay (1)

Absent (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/7/2012.
  2. Chapter 237, 2012 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Passed final passage; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 2; excused, 0.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  9. Delivered to Governor.
  10. President signed.
  11. Speaker signed.
  12. Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  15. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  16. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. WAYS - Majority; do pass.
  18. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  19. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2803 in other sessions

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