Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to ventilator-dependent recipients who receive services under the medical assistance program
Sponsored by Rep. Heather Matson (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 13, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services must create new rules for people on Medicaid who need ventilators to breathe. These rules say that medical services must be based on what a person needs rather than how old they are. Additionally, any qualified provider will be allowed to give these services to people enrolled in Medicaid.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services to adopt rules related to ventilator-dependent recipients for purposes of the medical assistance program (Medicaid). The rules shall require ventilator services to be provided to a ventilator-dependent recipient based on the recipient’s need and not on the recipient’s age. The rules shall also permit any qualified provider to provide services to a ventilator-dependent recipient enrolled in Medicaid.