House Journal: Page 1687: Tuesday, May 1, 2001
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 36, nays 58.
Amendment H-1746 lost.
Smith of Marshall offered the following amendment H(1765 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1765
1 Amend House File 740 as follows:
2 1. Page 6, line 30, by inserting after the word
3 "care" the following: "with an emphasis on
4 compensation to direct care workers".
Amendment H(1765 was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered amendment H(1764 filed by him as
follows:
H-1764
1 Amend House File 740 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 2, line 18, through page 10,
3 line 28, and inserting the following:
4 "Sec. . MODIFIED PRICE-BASED CASE-MIX
5 REIMBURSEMENT - NURSING FACILITIES.
6 1. Beginning July 1, 2001, the department of human
7 services shall reimburse nursing facilities under the
8 medical assistance program in accordance with a
9 phased-in, modified price-based case-mix reimbursement
10 system that includes a case-mix adjusted component and
11 a non-case-mix adjusted component.
12 2. The modified price-based case-mix reimbursement
13 rate shall be phased in over a three-year period.
14 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and
15 ending June 30, 2002, 66.67 percent of a facility's
16 reimbursement rate shall be computed based on the
17 current rate effective June 30, 2001, and 33.33
18 percent shall be computed based on the modified price-
19 based case-mix reimbursement rate. The current rate
20 portion shall be increased by an inflation allowance
21 of 6.21 percent, with a maximum reimbursement rate of
22 $94.00.
23 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and
24 ending June 30, 2003, 33.33 percent of a facility's
25 reimbursement rate shall be computed based on the
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