SB 198 — Requires analysis and reporting concerning the eligibility of children for Medicaid. (BDR S-744)

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198198–Senators SScheible; ENATE B ILLN O.

198–SENATORSParks SCHEIBLEand ;Ratti Joint Sponsors:

ARKSAssemblymen ANDMonroe-Moreno Rand ATTIFumo FEBRUARYCHAPTER.......... 18, 2019 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

SSEMBLYMEN M ONROE -MORENO AND FUMO ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Requires analysis and reporting concerning the eligibility of children for Medicaid.

(BDR S-744) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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The analysis must also determine the numberinformation ofmust suchbe childrensubmitted whoby lostthe coverageDepartment forto certainthe reasons.Legislature.

ASection report3 ofalso the requires the Department to provide to the Legislature a fiscal analysis of the cost of allowing certain such children to remain covered under Medicaid until 12 months after the date on which the child was determined eligible for coverage.

Section 4 of this bill appropriates money to the Division to allow the Division to modify the computerized system used by the Division to maintain data concerning recipients of Medicaid as necessary to compile the data required by section 3.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Sections 1 and 2.

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- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (b) The coverage of the child under Medicaid was voluntarily terminated by request;

or (f) The parent or guardian of the child failed to comply with the requirementsreq2.remOn or before October 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to remainthe eligibleDirector of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for Medicaid.transmittal to the Legislative Committee on Health Care a report which must include, without limitation:

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On or before October 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Committee on Health Care a report which must include, without limitation:

There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of $42,600 for the purpose of making any modifications to the computerized system used by the Division to maintain data concerning recipients - *SB198_R3* – 3 – of Medicaid that are necessary to carry out the provisions of section 3o2.thiAny remaining balance of thisthe act.appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2021, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2021, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2021.

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Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2021, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2021, by either the entity to which the money was granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2021.

Expenditure of $383,400 not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized during Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Fiscal Year 2020-2021 by the - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 3 of this act.

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