Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1298

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Medicare Upper Payments Limits Program; Division of Medicaid shall establish for hospitals.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Principal Author: Moody

Additional Authors: Capps, Holland, Howell

Code Section: A 043-0013-0117

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO ESTABLISH A MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM AS ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT ON EACH HOSPITAL FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE STATE PORTION OF THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL PAY HOSPITALS THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO CONTRACT WITH THE MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PROGRAM AND THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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