Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2432

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Title

Description: Medicaid; require long-term care Medicaid funding parity for institutional services and community-based services.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Dawkins

Code Section: A 043-0013-0117

Title: AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND CHOICE IN LONG-TERM CARE ACT OF 2007" TO SUPPORT CHOICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, TO IMPLEMENT A FUNDING PARITY FORMULA BETWEEN NURSING HOME CARE SERVICES AND HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE SERVICES FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPANSION OF HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES BY DIVERTING PERSONS IN NEED OF LONG-TERM CARE FROM NURSING HOME PLACEMENT TO HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR FAST-TRACK MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE EXPENDITURES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTS; TO ESTABLISH AND EMPOWER A MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE FUNDING ADVISORY COUNCIL TO TRACK LONG-TERM CARE EXPENDITURES AND SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:11.

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