Bill Text: MS SB2701 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Federal Affordable Care Act; require state agencies to make report on regulations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee [SB2701 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2017-SB2701-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Hill
Senate Bill 2701
AN ACT TO DIRECT MISSISSIPPI AGENCIES TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT RELATED RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Division of Medicaid, the Mississippi Department of Insurance, the Mississippi Department of Human Services, the Mississippi State Department of Health, and the Mississippi Department of Revenue shall prepare a report for the Legislature, due by July 1, 2017, that includes the following:
(a) A listing of all state rules and regulations changed as a result of or in relation to the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) and a description of each;
(b) A listing of all federal grants received by the department to implement the ACA and its related rules and regulations. This list shall include:
(i) The amount of the grant, its start and completion date, and its corresponding Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) grant number;
(ii) Whether the grant will be renewed and under what conditions;
(iii) The department resources obligated by the grant for each fiscal year in which the grant provided or will provide funding;
(iv) Copies of any Memoranda of Understanding, Maintenance of Effort agreements, agreements or contracts entered into with any federal agency for the purposes of implementing any aspect of the ACA;
(c) A fiscal impact analysis for any rule or regulation change that has increased or is expected to increase, as applicable, health insurance premiums, consumer or business costs, or taxes by more than one percent (1%); or otherwise has had or will have a negative fiscal impact on the private sector in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) annually. This analysis shall include the impact on private sector employment, investment and state domestic product;
(d) A description of any ways in which the rate, rule, regulatory or tax change has or will increase or decrease total state spending;
(e) A description of any ways in which the rate, rule, regulatory or tax change has or will result in the restraint of trade or furtherance or creation of any monopolies;
(f) A description of any ways in which the rate, rule or regulatory change has or will fiscally impact subdivisions of the state;
(g) As appropriate to the agency, a detailed description of strategies currently being employed to address the following:
(i) Market disruptions created by the repeal, in whole or part, of the ACA;
(ii) Strategies for lowering health insurance premium costs;
(iii) Strategies for reducing the number of uninsured;
(iv) Strategies for increasing private insurance coverage and reducing government-subsidized coverage, such as Medicaid;
(v) Strategies for reducing healthcare-related taxes;
(vi) Innovations and reforms that should be included in a Section 1115 waiver;
(vii) A listing of any changes in state law, or by rule or regulation, that must occur to implement these strategies.
(2) The report shall be provided to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the Legislature and be posted in a prominent place on the PEER website.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
