Idaho Bills
8 bills · 2019 Regular Session
Amends existing law to provide that a health risk assessment shall include questions regarding substance use disorders, to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek certain waivers and conduct certain research, to provide that approved waivers shall be approved as soon as possible, to provide that Medicaid eligibility expansion may become null, void, and of no force and effect under certain circumstances, and to provide for a review of and a recommendation regarding Medicaid expansion.
Amends existing law to provide that a health risk assessment shall include questions regarding substance use disorders, to provide that the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall seek certain waivers and conduct certain research, to provide that approved waivers shall be approved as soon as possible, to provide that Medicaid eligibility expansion may become null, void, and of no force and effect under certain circumstances, and to provide for a review of and a recommendation regarding Medicaid expansion.
Amends existing law to provide for optional enrollment in an employment and training program for certain Medicaid participants, to provide for premium assistance for qualified health plans, to provide for research on waiver opportunities, to provide for a review of Medicaid eligibility expansion, and to provide that expansion will be null and void if federal financial participation is reduced below a certain rate.
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.
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Stating findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study and to make recommendations regarding the effects of Medicaid eligibility expansion on existing programs that serve medically indigent individuals.
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Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion.
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Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid for fiscal year 2019.
ThisisanFY2019supplementalappropriationbillfortheDepartmentofHealthandWelfarefortheDivision of Medicaid. The bill provides additional appropriation for the various contracts related to the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The contracts were increased to account for added responsibilities, and extended to minimize provider disruptions as the reprocurement for the MMIS is phased-in over the next several years. The bill also provides for additional funds related to the costs of providing Medicaid services in Idaho. This includes adjusting the appropriation to align with the appropriate fund source, paying for held payments that occurred in FY 2018, and increasing the appropriation to account for increased utilization. Of the total appropriation, $22,762,600 is for onetime trustee and benefit payment needs in FY 2019.
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Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding Medicaid, including work requirements and managed care for persons eligible for Medicaid due to Medicaid eligibility expansion.
The purpose of this legislation is: 1) To direct the Department of Health and Welfare to collect participant information related to the presence of or risk for substance use disorders so they can be referred to treatment. 2) To direct the Department to seek a waiver from the federal government to limit retroactive Medicaid eligibility from 90 days to 30 days. 3) It directs the Department of Health and Welfare and the Department of Insurance to seek waivers from the federal government so persons within 100% to 138% of the federal poverty level are eligible for advanced premium tax credits to utilize through the state health insurance exchange program and, should the waivers not be granted by January 1, 2020, they are eligible for Medicaid. 4) This legislation creates requirements that able-bodied adults in the Medicaid system work, train, or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. It exempts these categories of citizens from participating in the new requirements: • Persons under 19, • Persons over 59, • Parent or caretaker of children 18 and under, • Parents or caretakers of an incapacitated persons due to illness or disability, • Persons who have applied for any social security disability benefits until such time an eligibility is determined, • Persons who are participating in a drug or alcohol treatment/rehabilitation program, • Persons applying for or receiving unemployment insurance, • Pregnant women, and • Persons attending post-secondary education at least half time. 5) To allow Medicaid funding for behavioral health services for adults ages 18-64 in hospitals or nursing facilities engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases. 6) To provide the ability for the Legislature to declare 56-267 I.C. null and void, should Congress amend or a court with governing jurisdiction set aside Section 1905(y) of the Social Security Act. 7) To stipulate in the event the federal funding participation rate falls below 90%, 56-267 I.C. shall beco
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