Bill Text: HI HB1035 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Medicaid; Medicaid-Related Mandates; Reimbursement Policies
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [HB1035 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HB1035-Introduced.html
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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. Chapter 431L, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§431L- Modification of reimbursement policies and guidelines. (a) No nonprofit or for-profit medicaid health insurance contractor, or the MedQuest division of the department of human services, shall modify medicaid reimbursement policies and guidelines without providing written notice of the change as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(b) No modification shall be applied retroactively if approval for reimbursement was obtained from medicaid or a medicaid health insurance contractor prior to any notice given pursuant to subsection (a), regardless of the effective date of the modification contained in the notice."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Medicaid; Medicaid-Related Mandates; Reimbursement Policies
Description:
Prohibits nonprofit or for-profit medicaid health insurance contractors and the MedQuest division of DHS, from modifying reimbursement policies and guidelines without providing written notice of the change. Prohibits retroactive application of changes if approval for the reimbursement was obtained from medicaid or a medicaid health insurance contractor prior to the effective date of the change in the notice.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
