Bill Text: OH HB398 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To create the Veterans and Medicaid Eligibility Study Committee and the Health Care Access and Innovation Study Committee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-23 - To Health and Aging [HB398 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HB398-Introduced.html
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Representative Sears
Cosponsors:
Representatives Grossman, Sprague, Blessing
| To create the Veterans and Medicaid Eligibility Study | 1 |
| Committee and the Health Care Access and | 2 |
| Innovation Study Committee. | 3 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. (A) As used in this section, "Medicaid" has the | 4 |
| same meaning as in section 5162.01 of the Revised Code. | 5 |
| (B) There is hereby created the Veterans and Medicaid | 6 |
| Eligibility Study Committee. The Committee shall consist of the | 7 |
| following members: | 8 |
| (1) Three members of the House of Representatives, two from | 9 |
| the majority party and one from the minority party, appointed by | 10 |
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 11 |
| (2) Three members of the Senate, two from the majority party | 12 |
| and one from the minority party, appointed by the Senate | 13 |
| President; | 14 |
| (3) The Director of Veterans Services, or a designee of the | 15 |
| Director; | 16 |
| (4) The Medicaid Director, or a designee of the Director; | 17 |
| (5) The Adjutant General of the Ohio National Guard, or a | 18 |
| designee of the Adjutant General. | 19 |
| (C) Members of the Committee shall be appointed not later | 20 |
| than fifteen days after the effective date of this section. | 21 |
| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original | 22 |
| appointments. Each member of the Committee who is a member of the | 23 |
| General Assembly shall hold office during the General Assembly in | 24 |
| which the member is appointed and until a successor has been | 25 |
| appointed, notwithstanding the adjournment sine die of the General | 26 |
| Assembly in which the member was appointed or the expiration of | 27 |
| the member's term as a member of the General Assembly. Each member | 28 |
| shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses | 29 |
| incurred while serving on the Committee, except to the extent that | 30 |
| serving on the Committee is considered to be among the member's | 31 |
| employment duties. | 32 |
| (D) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall | 33 |
| designate one of the members of the House of Representatives from | 34 |
| the majority party to serve as chairperson of the Committee. The | 35 |
| staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall provide | 36 |
| technical and administrative support as needed by the Committee. | 37 |
| The Committee shall hold its initial meeting as soon as | 38 |
| practicable after the last member of the Committee is appointed. | 39 |
| All subsequent meetings shall be held at the call of the | 40 |
| chairperson. | 41 |
| (E) The Committee shall do both of the following: | 42 |
| (1) Examine the health care needs of veterans, including | 43 |
| their access to health care practitioners, health insurance | 44 |
| coverage, and eligibility for Medicaid; | 45 |
| (2) Not later than six months after the effective date of | 46 |
| this section, submit a report to the General Assembly in | 47 |
| accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code that includes | 48 |
| policy recommendations addressing the following topics: | 49 |
| (a) Gaps in health care coverage for veterans and the means | 50 |
| by which this coverage can be achieved, including obtaining any | 51 |
| necessary federal Medicaid waiver; | 52 |
| (b) Proposals for creating a state program that addresses the | 53 |
| health care needs of veterans who may be eligible for both | 54 |
| Medicaid and health care benefits provided through the United | 55 |
| States Department of Veterans Affairs or other military-based | 56 |
| health care programs. | 57 |
| (F) The Committee shall cease to exist on submission of its | 58 |
| report. | 59 |
| Section 2. (A) As used in this section, "Medicaid" has the | 60 |
| same meaning as in section 5162.01 of the Revised Code. | 61 |
| (B) There is hereby created the Health Care Access and | 62 |
| Innovation Study Committee. The Committee shall consist of the | 63 |
| following members: | 64 |
| (1) Three members of the House of Representatives, two from | 65 |
| the majority party and one from the minority party, appointed by | 66 |
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | 67 |
| (2) Three members of the Senate, two from the majority party | 68 |
| and one from the minority party, appointed by the President of the | 69 |
| Senate; | 70 |
| (3) The Medicaid Director, or a designee of the Director; | 71 |
| (4) A representative of the State Medical Board designated by | 72 |
| the President of the Board; | 73 |
| (5) A representative of the Board of Nursing designated by | 74 |
| the President of the Board; | 75 |
| (6) Individuals representing organizations involved in health | 76 |
| care issues jointly appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 77 |
| Representatives and the President of the Senate. | 78 |
| (C) Members of the Committee shall be appointed not later | 79 |
| than fifteen days after the effective date of this section. | 80 |
| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original | 81 |
| appointments. Each member of the Committee who is a member of the | 82 |
| General Assembly shall hold office during the General Assembly in | 83 |
| which the member is appointed and until a successor has been | 84 |
| appointed, notwithstanding the adjournment sine die of the General | 85 |
| Assembly in which the member was appointed or the expiration of | 86 |
| the member's term as a member of the General Assembly. Each member | 87 |
| shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses | 88 |
| incurred while serving on the Committee, except to the extent that | 89 |
| serving on the Committee is considered to be among the member's | 90 |
| employment duties. | 91 |
| (D) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall | 92 |
| designate one of the members of the House of Representatives from | 93 |
| the majority party to serve as chairperson of the Committee. The | 94 |
| staff of the Legislative Service Commission shall provide | 95 |
| technical and administrative support as needed by the Committee. | 96 |
| The Committee shall hold its initial meeting as soon as | 97 |
| practicable after the last member of the Committee is appointed. | 98 |
| All subsequent meetings shall be held at the call of the | 99 |
| chairperson. | 100 |
| (E)(1) The Committee shall study all of the following: | 101 |
| (a) Reforming state statutes and rules regarding the | 102 |
| regulation of health care professionals and their scopes of | 103 |
| practice; | 104 |
| (b) Reforming the Medicaid program's payment rates for health | 105 |
| care professionals providing Medicaid services; | 106 |
| (c) Establishing payment models for group appointments, | 107 |
| telehealth services, and innovative care delivery systems. | 108 |
| (2) Not later than six months after the effective date of | 109 |
| this section, the Committee shall submit a report to the General | 110 |
| Assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code | 111 |
| that includes policy recommendations based on its findings from | 112 |
| the study conducted under division (E)(1) of this section. | 113 |
| (F) The Committee shall cease to exist on submission of its | 114 |
| report. | 115 |
