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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. PLAN FOR FUNDING OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES 1 2 – CREATION OF RESTRUCTURING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – DEVELOPMENT 1 3 OF PLAN. 1 4 1. If funds received from the federal government for 1 5 funding of services provided under the medical assistance 1 6 program are reduced relative to the prior federal fiscal year 1 7 or are converted to block grant form, a medical assistance 1 8 restructuring advisory committee shall be created. 1 9 2. The committee shall be composed of not more than 1 10 twenty-five members, to be appointed by the governor. The 1 11 members appointed shall be representative of the state 1 12 population and shall include service consumers and providers. 1 13 A minimum of sixty percent of the committee membership shall 1 14 be service consumers and citizen representatives. 1 15 3. Additionally, the committee shall include the following 1 16 nonvoting members: 1 17 a. Two members of the senate appointed by the majority 1 18 leader of the senate after consultation with the president of 1 19 the senate and the minority leader of the senate. 1 20 b. Two members of the house of representatives appointed 1 21 by the speaker of the house after consultation with the 1 22 majority leader and the minority leader of the house. 1 23 c. The director of human services, or the director's 1 24 designee. 1 25 d. The director of public health, or the director's 1 26 designee. 1 27 4. Appointments shall comply with sections 69.16 and 1 28 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing 1 29 authority and in the manner of the original appointments. 1 30 5. Nonlegislative members of the committee shall receive 1 31 actual expenses incurred while serving in their official 1 32 capacity and may also be eligible to receive compensation as 1 33 provided in section 7E.6. Legislative members shall receive 1 34 compensation pursuant to section 2.10. 1 35 6. The committee shall develop a plan for the provision of 2 1 services provided under the medical assistance program based 2 2 upon the federal funding received. A plan proposal shall be 2 3 submitted to the general assembly for action prior to 2 4 implementation of the plan. 2 5 7. The department of human services shall provide 2 6 administrative support to the advisory committee. 2 7 Sec. 2. STATE TAXATION REFORM – CONTINGENCY. It is the 2 8 intent of the general assembly that implementation of any 2 9 state taxation reform or reduction in any year shall be 2 10 contingent upon the enactment of federal legislation which 2 11 provides for medical assistance funding for that year and 2 12 shall reflect the impact of any reduction in federal funding 2 13 to the state for the medical assistance program. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill provides for the creation of a medical assistance 2 16 restructuring advisory committee upon enactment of federal 2 17 legislation which reduces federal funding for medical 2 18 assistance based upon the prior federal fiscal year or which 2 19 provides for federal funding in the form of a block grant. 2 20 The committee is composed of consumers and providers of 2 21 services under the medical assistance program. Additionally, 2 22 members of the general assembly and the directors of human 2 23 services and public health serve as nonvoting members. The 2 24 bill provides for compensation of the members and requires 2 25 that a plan proposal be submitted to the general assembly 2 26 prior to implementation of the plan. 2 27 The bill declares that it is the intent of the general 2 28 assembly that implementation of any state taxation reform or 2 29 reduction is contingent upon the enactment of federal 2 30 legislation which provides for medical assistance funding, in 2 31 any year, and is to reflect the impact of any reduction in 2 32 federal funding to the state for the medical assistance 2 33 program. 2 34 LSB 1100SS 77 2 35 pf/cf/24.1
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