Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicaid; reinsert the assessment requirement for nursing home applicants and expand community-based services.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/31 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Burton
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 DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A REFERRAL PROCESS FOR LONG-TERM CARE ALTERNATIVES FOR MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES AND APPLICANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO MEDICAID BENEFICIARY SHALL BE ADMITTED TO A MEDICAID-CERTIFIED NURSING FACILITY UNLESS A LICENSED PHYSICIAN CERTIFIES ON A STANDARDIZED FORM THAT NURSING FACILITY CARE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PHYSICIAN MUST FORWARD A COPY OF HIS CERTIFICATION TO THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID WITHIN 24 HOURS; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO DETERMINE, THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT CONDUCTED WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION, WHETHER THE APPLICANT ALSO COULD LIVE APPROPRIATELY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY AT HOME OR IN SOME OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING IF HOME- OR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DIVISION DETERMINES THAT A HOME- OR OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING IS APPROPRIATE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, IT SHALL ADVISE THE APPLICANT THAT A HOME- OR OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING IS APPROPRIATE AND PROVIDE A PROPOSED CARE PLAN FOR THE APPLICANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION MAY PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR THE APPLICANT DIRECTLY OR THROUGH CONTRACT WITH CASE MANAGERS FROM THE LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ON AGING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL EXPAND HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD; TO ESTABLISH A REVIEW BOARD FOR NURSING FACILITIES TO CONDUCT REVIEWS OF CERTAIN DECISIONS RELATING TO NURSING FACILITY CARE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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