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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6354: Small rural hospital payment

Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals.

Summary

  • Increases Medicaid payments for low volume, rural hospitals to 150 percent of the hospital's fee-for-service rates.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6354), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2020
  3. Passed SenateFeb 19, 2020
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Curtis King (R-14)
Introduced
January 15, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
March 12, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2729
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Curtis King (R-14)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Annette Cleveland D-49Karen Keiser D-33Senator R-15

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 19, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6354
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican19001
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Returned to Senate Rules 3.
  2. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. WM - Majority; do pass.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Referred to Ways & Means.
  10. And refer to Ways & Means.
  11. HLTC - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6354 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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