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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1269

Medicaid; establish Long-term Care Partnership Program within division.

Became law as Chapter 433, Laws of 2014, signed March 25, 2014, 64 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITHIN THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID IN COOPERATION WITH THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR PRECERTIFICATION OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES MUST MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PRECERTIFICATION, AND TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS THAT MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS IN THE LONG-TERM CARE OR RELATED WAIVER CATEGORIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF PRECERTIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES SHALL INCLUDE A RESOURCE DISREGARD OF ONE DOLLAR FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE BENEFITS PAID UNDER THE INDIVIDUAL'S PREQUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICY FOR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES; TO CREATE SECTION 41-9-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE FLU VACCINATIONS TO BE OFFERED BY HOSPITALS TO CERTAIN PATIENTS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-9-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

January 20 to March 25, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action18 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1324 days

MedicaidJan 20 to Jan 299 days

AppropriationsJan 29 to Feb 46 days

MedicaidFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 1126 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 21 to Mar 411 days

AppropriationsMar 4 to Mar 40 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Mar 198 days

With the GovernorMar 19 to Mar 256 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 11

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 13

  1. Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations
  2. Reported as amended from ME to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as amended from AP to ME in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Read the third time in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 18 – Mar 11

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  3. Reported as amended from PH to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 12 – Mar 19

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 19 – Mar 25

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 18 actions, as published