H.B. No. 0043

Medicaid pharmacy plus program.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; authorizing the department of health to apply for a federal Medicaid waiver to allow specified individuals to participate in a pharmacy plus program; specifying eligibility criteria; requiring rulemaking; providing for termination of the pharmacy plus program as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

 

12/16/2002        Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/14/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/20/2003         H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Osborn and Robinson

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/20/2003         H Rereferred to H02

1/27/2003         H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2003         H Placed on General File

 

1/28/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0043HS001/F     FAILED

Page 3-line 8                                          Delete "may" insert "shall not".  OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0043HS002/A     ADOPTED

Page 4-line 22                                        Delete "one million four".

Page 4-line 23                                        Delete.

Page 4-line 24                                        Delete "($1,445,046.00)" insert "six hundred eighty-four thousand four hundred thirty-five dollars ($684,435.00)".

Page 5-line 3                                          After "act." delete balance of the line.

Page 5-lines 4 and 5                                                             Delete.  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/28/2003         H Passed CoW

 

1/29/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0043H2001/A     ADOPTED

Delete the second standing committee amendment (HB0043HS002/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 2-line 12                                        Delete "two hundred percent (200%)" insert "one hundred seventy-five percent (175%)".

Page 4-line 22                                        Delete "one million four".

Page 4-line 23                                        Delete.

Page 4-line 24                                        Delete "($1,445,046.00)" insert "six hundred ninety-one thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars ($691,488.00)".

Page 5-line 3                                          After "act." delete balance of line.

Page 5-lines 4 and 5                             Delete.  NICHOLAS, MEULI

 

1/29/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

1/30/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Childers, Cohee, Hageman, Jones, Philp, Semlek and Wostenberg.

Ayes 51    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/3/2003          S Received for Introduction

2/4/2003          S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/12/2003         S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Massie and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         S Rereferred to S02

2/20/2003         S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2003         S Placed on General File

 

2/24/2003         S Amendments Considered

HB0043SS001.01/ACE      (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

(DIVIDED AMENDMENT) ADOPTED

Page 3-line 10                                        After "section." insert "If the department is unable to obtain the necessary federal waiver within the limitations of this section, after October 1, 2003 the department may use the funds appropriated by this act to expand the prescription drug assistance program, not to exceed one hundred seventy-five percent (175%) of the federal poverty level.".

Page 4-line 8                                          Before "recipients" insert "Wyoming".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0043SS001.02/FCE      (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

(DIVIDED AMENDMENT)                 FAILED

Page 2-line 12                                        Delete "one hundred seventy-five percent (175%)" insert "one hundred eighty-five percent (185%)".

Page 2-line 14                                        After "year" insert "until July 1, 2005 and thereafter whose monthly gross family income is not more than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level on April 1".

Page 5-line 3                                          After "this act." Insert "To the extent any state appropriation from any other revenue source becomes available to implement the purposes of this act, this appropriation is void.".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0043SS002/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 4-line 11                                        After "program" insert "and monies for this program shall revert to the general fund".

Page 4-line 22                                        Before "There" insert "(a)".

Page 5-After line 3 insert:

"(b)  Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) of this section, six hundred ninety-one thousand four hundred eighty-eight dollars ($691,488.00) shall be expended for the prescription drug assistance program established under W.S. 42‑4‑118 prior to the expenditure of any appropriation under subsection (a) of this section for the pharmacy plus program established under this act.".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

2/24/2003         S Passed CoW

 

2/25/2003         S Amendments Considered

HB0043S2001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 14                                        Delete "and".

Page 2-after 14                                      Insert and renumber:

                "(iii)        The total family net assets of the individual do not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00); and".

Page 2-line 16                                        Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".  CASE

 

2/25/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Geis, Hawks, Hines and Schiffer.

Ayes 22    Nays 8    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2003         H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gentile and Robinson.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Latta

Ayes 2    Nays 57    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2003         H Appointed JCC01 Members

                  Osborn, Anderson, R. and Nicholas

3/1/2003          S Appointed  JCC01 Members

                  Devin, Cathcart and Boggs

3/4/2003          H Appointed JCC02 Members

                  Osborn, Anderson, R. and Nicholas

3/5/2003          S Appointed  JCC02 Members

                  Devin, Boggs and Cathcart

 

HB0043JC02/AA     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Delete the following Senate amendments:

HB0043S2001/AE

HB0043SS001.01/ACE

HB0043SS002/AE

Further amend the ENGROSSED COPY as follows:

Page 1-line 1           After "Medicaid" insert "and prescription drug programs".

Page 2-line 14          Delete "and".

Page 2-after line 14    Insert:

"(iii)  The total family net assets of the individual do not exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000.00); and".

Page 2-line 16          Delete "(iii)" insert "(iv)".

Page 3-lines 1 through 10     Delete entirely and insert:

"(b)  The department is directed to negotiate the terms and conditions of the waiver with the United States secretary of health and human services as necessary to implement this section.".

Page 3-line 12          Delete entirely and insert "(c)  Upon approval of the final terms and conditions by the United States secretary of health and human services and the legislature".

Page 3-line 13          Delete "whichever".

Page 3-line 14          Delete line through ",".

Page 4-line 22          After "2." insert "(a)".

Page 5-after line 3           Insert:

"(b)  If the waiver applied for under section 1 of this act is approved by September 1, 2003, the appropriation under subsection (a) of this section shall be expended to implement the pharmacy plus program authorized under section 1 of this act.  If the waiver is not approved by September 1, 2003, the appropriation under subsection (a) of this section shall be expended for the prescription drug assistance program established under W.S. 42‑4‑118.".

Page 5-lines 6 through 9            Delete.

Page 5-line 11          Delete "(b)  Section 2 of".

OSBORN, ANDERSON, R., NICHOLAS, DEVIN, BOGGS, CATHCART

 

3/5/2003          H Adopted HB0043JC02

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Boswell, Buchanan, Bucholz, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Brechtel, Childers, Jones, Philp and Wostenberg.

Ayes 54  Nays 6  Excused 0  Absent 0  Conflict 0

 

 

3/5/2003          S Adopted HB0043JC02

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Case, Erb, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Meier, Scott and Sessions.

Excused:  Senator(s) Kunz

Ayes 18    Nays 11    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0130

3/6/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0130

3/6/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0130

3/7/2003          Governor Signed HEA No. 0130

 

Chapter No. 0196  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.