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HB21-1227

Medicaid Nursing Facilities Demonstration Of Need

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Health Care & Health Insurance Human Services

Concerning medical assistance program requirements for nursing facilities, and, in connection therewith, establishing a demonstration of need.

Bill Summary:



The act requires the department of health care policy and financing (department) to develop, analyze, and enforce a demonstration of need for each new nursing facility provider seeking medicaid certification. The requirement does not apply to a nursing facility provider certified prior to June 30, 2021. The act allows the department to exempt nursing facilities with 5 or fewer medicaid beds from the current reimbursement methodology and instead require the facilities to be reimbursed at the statewide average rate.

The act requires the medical services board to promulgate rules, no later than June 30, 2022, addressing the establishment of criteria to be used in determining a nursing facility provider's medicaid certification.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/27/2021 Signed Act PDF
05/19/2021 Final Act PDF
05/04/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/03/2021 Revised PDF
04/12/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/09/2021 Engrossed PDF
03/18/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/29/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/13/2021 FN2 PDF
04/01/2021 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1227, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 21-1227 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2021 Senate Amendments REPASS
40
AYE
22
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
05/07/2021 Senate Amendments CONCUR
41
AYE
21
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
04/12/2021 Third Reading BILL
43
AYE
22
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/04/2021 Third Reading BILL
29
AYE
6
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/28/2021 L.002 SEN Finance Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
05/27/2021 Governor Governor Signed
05/21/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/19/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/19/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/07/2021 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/05/2021 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/04/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/03/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/28/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/14/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
04/12/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/09/2021 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/06/2021 House House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/18/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
09/07/2021 192 Medicaid Nursing Facilities Demonstration Of Need PDF