MEDICAID

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
MEDICAID

: Modifies the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

: Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs to subsidize abortion services

: Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

: Makes persons who have been diagnosed with cancer eligible for Missouri Medicaid benefits

: Repeals a sunset provision in order to allow dental hygienists to continue providing certain services for children in a public health setting

: Provides whistle-blower protections for persons reporting Medicaid fraud

: Prohibits the use of public funds for health and social services programs to subsidize abortion services

: Requires the Family Support Division to encourage applicants or recipients of state medical assistance benefits to seek federal benefits prior to receipt of any state benefits

: Establishes the Dental Carve-Out Act of 2006 to implement a process for providing dental benefits to public assistance recipients

: Allows homeless veterans to use the post office box or voice mail address of a charitable or religious organization on applications for state or federal assistance

: Requires prompt processing of Missouri Medicaid Program subrogation claims and requires third-party payers to provide certain information to the Division of Medical Services

: Requires the Department of Social Services to determine the eligibility of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance

: Requires the Department of Social Services to determine if a child who became ineligible for state medical assistance has health insurance six months after becoming ineligible

: Excludes sheltered workshop employment income as income when determining eligibility for permanent and total disability benefits

: Establishes the eligibility requirements of an employed disabled person requesting medical assistance under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

: Changes the eligibility criteria for adoption or foster care subsidies

: Establishes a program to supplement the state's Medicaid Program by reimbursing health care providers for uncompensated medical treatment and requires certain employers to pay a surcharge

: Establishes the Health Care Responsibility Act which requires applicants for Missouri Medicaid Program assistance to identify their employers

: Requires certain recipients of state benefits to provide proof of voter registration prior to receiving benefits

: Requires all Missouri Medicaid Program recipients whose eligibility is based on disability other than total disability to be referred for vocational rehabilitation services to remain eligible for benefits

: Repeals the sunset provision to replace the current Missouri Medicaid Program set to expire on June 30, 2008

: Changes the laws regarding the investigation of fraud and abuse in Missouri's Medicaid Program

: Increases the resource limits for eligibility for medical assistance

: Urges the General Assembly to support the passage of follow-up legislation to Senate Bill No. 539 which made sweeping changes to the state Medicaid program.

: Provides Medicaid benefits to all cancer patients

: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPs to identify the proposed beneficiary employer

: Provides for vocational rehabilitation referrals for Medicaid recipients receiving assistance based on disability

: Provides for two-thirds income disregard for Medical Assistance for Families recipients

: WITHDRAWN

: Repeals the June 30, 2008, Medicaid Sunset Provision

: Extends FRA, Pharmacy Tax, Nursing Facility reimbursement allowance, and Medicaid managed care reimbursement allowance sunsets

: Authorizes individuals to sue for Medicaid fraud, and modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of such fraud

: Creates the healthcare technology fund.

: Modifies provisions in various health care and social services programs

: Creates the healthcare technology fund.

: Establishes the "Joint Committee on Health"

: Provides for Medicaid coverage for personal care services for persons in residential care facilities

: Raises income limit for Medical Assistance for Families recipients

: Establishes the "Disabled Employee's Health Assistance Program (DEHAP)"

: Enacts a long-term care public-private partnership program

: Extends the sunset date for the Healthcare for Uninsured Children Program

: Modifies provisions on personal care assistance services

: Modifies provisions on senior citizens and the disabled

: Raises the Medicaid-eligibility level for old age assistance and permanently disabled recipients

: Authorizes individuals to sue for Medicaid fraud, and modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of such fraud

: Creates new Medicaid cancer benefits

: Authorizes individuals to sue for Medicaid fraud, and modifies various provisions relating to the reporting and investigation of such fraud

: Enacts multiple provisions regarding illegal aliens

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:53 am