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2019 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1700 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Torian
3% Increase Medicaid Consumer-Directed Personal Care Rates

Item 303 #9h

Item 303 #9h

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services FY2019 $0 FY2020 $3,000,000 GF
FY2019 $0 FY2020 $3,000,000 NGF

Language
Page 315, line 7, strike "$14,974,837,166" and insert "$14,980,837,166".

Page 340, line 13, after "NNN." insert "1."

Page 340, after line 18, insert:

"2.  Effective July 1, 2019, in addition to the increase in paragraph NNN.1., the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall increase the rates for consumer  directed personal care, respite and companion services in the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs by three percent effective July 1, 2019. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to completion of any regulatory process undertaken in order to effect such change."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund and a like amount of federal Medicaid matching funds the second year to increase rates for Medicaid consumer-directed personal care services provided in the Medicaid home and community-based waiver programs by three percent effective July 1, 2019. This would be in addition to a two percent increase contained in Chapter 2 (2018 Special Session I) bringing the total increase for these services to five percent effective July 1, 2019.)