Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1379

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Title

Description: Medicaid; funding for nursing home services may be used to pay for home- and community-based services.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Medicaid
2 01/27 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To ME
3 01/30 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ME To PH
4 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/08 (H) Passed
7 02/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
8 02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
9 02/23 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
10 02/28 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Holland

Additional Author: Reynolds

Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 43-13-121.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL IMPLEMENT A "MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON" PROCESS BY WHICH FUNDING FOR NURSING FACILITY SERVICES FOR MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER SERVICES FOR THOSE NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS WHO CHOOSE THOSE SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 18:39.

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