Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 899
Medicaid; revise certain provisions of hospital assessment and the distribution methodology for DSH and UPL payments to hospitals.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-145, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT FOR MEDICAID FUNDING PURPOSES SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO NON-MEDICARE HOSPITAL INPATIENT DAYS FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONSTATE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS LICENSED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO OPERATE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A HOSPITAL SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT CLOSES OR CEASES TO OPERATE INPATIENT SPECIALTY BEDS OR SERVICES THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS A SEPARATE LICENSURE CATEGORY OF BEDS, THEN THAT HOSPITAL'S ASSESSMENT FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE SPECIALTY BEDS OR SERVICES ARE CLOSED OR CEASE TO OPERATE SHALL BE ADJUSTED ON A PRO RATA BASIS TO REFLECT THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE SPECIALTY SERVICE WAS NOT IN SERVICE DURING THE STATE FISCAL YEAR FOR WHICH THE ASSESSMENT IS BEING ASSESSED; TO REVISE THE DISTRIBUTION METHODOLOGY FOR DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS AND UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Randall Patterson, Greg Haney, Carolyn Crawford, Richard Bennett
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
MedicaidJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives