Indiana House Bill 1237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-24 - Representative Welch added as coauthor
Pending: House Public Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) to take specified action in considering whether to begin the competitive bid process for certain items and services. Requires the office to ensure that: (1) the competitive bidding procedure is open to all persons currently providing the item or service for the Medicaid program; and (2) the bidding specifications are not written to give an advantage to an out-of-state company. Requires the office to apply for a Medicaid state plan amendment or a Medicaid waiver to limit Medicaid services to legal residents of the United States. Repeals Medicaid provisions that specify that refugees and lawful permanent residents are eligible for Medicaid.

Medicaid matters.

Rep. Ronald Bacon [R]

Rep. Steven Davisson [R]

Rep. Peggy Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-24		Representative Welch added as coauthor
2011-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2011-01-12		Coauthored by Representative Bacon
2011-01-12		Authored by Representative Davisson

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1237
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1237.1.html