Bill Text: HI HB263 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Medicaid
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [HB263 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB263-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to medicaid.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The department of human services and department of health shall collaborate with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, the Hawaii Long Term Care Association, nursing facility providers, and home- and community-based service providers, including adult residential care homes, foster family homes, and developmental disabilities adult foster homes, to develop a revised methodology for determining the level of acuity of nursing facility residents who are medicaid recipients, including those with complex medical conditions, to set reimbursements at levels that are fair and equitable. The department of human services, department of health, and the collaborating organizations and providers shall submit to the legislature a joint report containing findings, recommendations, and an implementation plan no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2014.
SECTION 2. The department of human services and department of health shall develop an equitable referral system relating to the discharge of all patients from hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities based on the patient's acuity level for proper placement in either an adult residential care home, community care foster family home, developmental disabilities adult foster home, or an expanded adult residential care home.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Medicaid
Description:
Requires the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to collaborate with private entities to develop a revised methodology for determining the level of acuity of nursing facility residents who are Medicaid recipients to set reimbursements at levels that are fair and equitable. Requires the Department of Human Services and Department of Health to develop an equitable referral system relating to the discharge of all patients based on the patient's acuity level.
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