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HF 2051Withdrawn · HF 2269 became law instead · February 26, 2020

Relating to the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver monthly budget maximum

Topics:Health careFamilies & human servicesMedicaid

Same legislation: HF 2269, SF 2209, SF 2345

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2020
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2020
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 4, 2020
  4. Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 2020
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateJune 4, 202049–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorJune 16, 2020
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 17, 2020

HF 2269 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2269, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2269 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People receiving Medicaid home and community-based services through the elderly waiver will no longer have a limit on their monthly budget. The department of human services must track how much money is spent on each person every year and report those numbers to state leaders.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the department of human services to eliminate the monthly budget maximum or cap for individuals eligible for the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver. The department shall track the average amount expended per waiver recipient each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and shall report the information annually to the governor and the general assembly by October 1.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

House subcommittee

Named January 21, 2020. On January 29, 2020 it recommended passage.

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Lobbying

24 for · 0 against · 24 undecided · Who →

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