SENATE BILL 5

Sponsored By:

Senator Hafer

Entitled:

Nursing Home Residents - Increase in Personal Needs Allowance

Synopsis:

Specifying the amount of the personal needs allowance for a nursing home resident who is a recipient of medical assistance, subject to a specified contingency; providing for an annual cost of living increase in the personal needs allowance; requiring that the personal needs allowance be deducted after computing eligible income for medical assistance; and requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

09/20

Pre-filed

1/9

First Reading Finance

1/16

Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/6

Senate Concur - House Amendments

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/6

Signed by the Governor Chapter 292

House Action

3/25

First Reading Appropriations

3/27

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/5

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 15-109 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 357770/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 2002   at: 1:43 p.m.     Status: Adopted

House

Number: 764962/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 3:56 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (137-0)