HF 3976

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Health care program provisions changed, funding provided and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1 -- CONTINUING CARE

Section 1: Targeted case management; definitions language is provided.

Section 2: Eligible services language is modified.

Section 3: Payment rates language is modified.

Section 4: Mental health case management language is modified.

Section 5: Housing access grants language is provided.

Section 6: Targeted case management service activities language is modified.

Section 7: Payment for targeted case management language is modified.

Section 8: Portion of nonfederal share to be paid by certain counties language is modified.

Section 9: County nursing home payment adjustments language is modified.

Section 10: Nursing facility rate increases beginning October 1, 2007, and October 1, 2008 language is modified.

Section 11: Service delivery language is modified.

Section 12: Standard of assistance for persons eligible for medical assistance waivers or at risk of placement in a group residential housing facility language is modified.

Section 13: Special needs language is modified.

ARTICLE 2 -- AGENCY MANAGEMENT

Section 1: Managed care plans language is provided.

Section 2: Automation and coordination for state health care programs language is provided.

Section 3: Managed care contracts language is modified.

Section 4: Administrative expenses language is provided.

Section 5: Treatment of investment earnings language is provided.

Section 6: Administrative expense reporting language is provided.

Section 7: Reporting of subcontracts and provider payment rates language is provided.

Section 8: Duties of commissioner of health language is modified.

Section 9: Expenditure of revenues language is provided.

Section 10: Rate setting; performance withholds language is modified.

Section 11: Report on financial management of health care programs language is provided.

Section 12: Health plan and county-based purchasing plan requirements language is provided.

Section 13: Ombudsman for managed care study language is provided.

Section 14: Reporting managed care performance data language is provided.

Section 15: Public dental coverage program study language is provided.

Section 16: Work group; targeted case management language is provided.

ARTICLE 3 -- CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Section 1: Definitions language is modified.

Section 2: Assignment of support and maintenance rights language is modified.

Section 3: Distribution of child support language is modified.

Section 4: Existing assignments language is modified.

Section 5: Work participation food benefits language is modified.

Section 6: Payment to public agency language is modified.

Section 7: Payor of funds responsibilities language is modified.

Section 8: Effective date language is modified.

Section 9: Total Appropriation language is modified.

Section 10: Repealer language is provided.

ARTICLE 4 -- HEALTH CARE

Section 1: Operating payment rates language is modified.

Section 2: Increases in medical assistance inpatient payments; conditions language is modified.

Section 3: Program established language is modified.

Section 4: Medical assistance eligibility language is modified.

Section 5: Co-payments language is modified.

Section 6: Collection language is modified.

Section 7: Federal payments language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Payments at actual cost.
Subdivision 2. Loss of federal financial participation.

Section 8: Payments reported by governmental entities language is modified.

Section 9: Managed care contracts language is modified.

Section 10: Rate setting; performance withholds language is modified.

Section 11: Federal approval for increased disproportionate share hospital payments language is provided.

Section 12: Repealer language is provided.

ARTICLE 5 -- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1: Health and human services appropriations language is provided.

Section 2: Human services language is provided.
Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
Subdivision 2. Agency Management
Subdivision 3. Revenue and Pass-Through Revenue Expenditures
Subdivision 4. Children and Economic Assistance Grants
Subdivision 4a. Children and Economic Assistance Management
Subdivision 5. Basic Health Care Grants
Subdivision 6. Health Care Management
Subdivision 7. Continuing Care Grants
Subdivision 8. State-Operated Services

Section 3. Health Department

ARTICLE 6 -- HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST CHANGES

Section 1. Summary of appropriations; Department of Human Services forecast adjustment language is provided.

Section 2: Commissioner of Human Services language is provided.

ARTICLE 7 -- APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS

Section 1: Duplicate appropriations language is provided.

SNA 4/3/08