File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 761  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates V. Turner, Barnes, Benson, Ivey, Kullen, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, Valderrama, Walker, and
Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Federal Waiver - Waiver for Medicaid
Coordinated Long-Term Care Program
 
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to apply for a
waiver under the federal Social Security Act on or before December 1,
2009; requiring the waiver to include specified goals and objectives;
requiring the waiver to include specified benefits and consumer
protections regarding program enrollee choice of specified long-term
care facilities; requiring coordinated care organizations in the
program to reimburse specified facilities at specified rates; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/13
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/24
 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 - Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
 - Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
 - Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
 - Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Assisted Living -see also- Group Homes
 - Community Facilities and Services
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Elderly Persons
 - Federal Government
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Long Term Care -see also- Continuing Care; Nursing Homes
 - Medical Assistance
 - Mental Health
 - Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
 - Reimbursement Rates
 - Reports
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Health - General
 - (
 15-141.1 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Not available at this time
 - Amendments:
None offered