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Medicaid, legislative approval
MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide for legislative approval of Medicaid state plan amendments and waivers.

RS30879 / H0398

This legislation amends Chapter 2, Title 56, to create Section 56-270, Idaho Code, to require legislative approval of waivers and state plan amendments. This prohibits the state Department of Health and Welfare from seeking or implementing a Medicaid State Plan or a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act without legislative approval provided in statute. This legislation does not affect pre-existing state plan amendment or waiver programs implemented prior to this legislation taking effect.

This legislation causes no additional expenditures of funds at the state or local level of government nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state or local government therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact.

Bill Events
Date Description
01/16 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
01/17 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
02/19 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
02/20 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
02/21 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
02/22 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-10-2
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Burns, Chew(Egbert), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Necochea, Roberts, Rubel
Absent – Crane(12), Mathias
Floor Sponsor - Blanksma
Title apvd - to Senate
02/23 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
02/23 Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
03/18 Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
03/21 Placed in the Committee of the Whole
03/21 Amendments ordered printed
03/21 Reported out as amended; filed for first reading
03/21 Amendments reported printed
03/21 Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading
03/22 Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading
03/25 Retained on calendar
03/26 Retained on calendar
03/26 PASSED - 27-6-2
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Schroeder, Toews, Trakel, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Rabe, Semmelroth, Shea(Ruchti), Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow
Absent and excused – VanOrden, Winder
Floor Sponsor - No sponsor data.
Title apvd - to House
03/27 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
03/27 House Concurred in Senate Amendments
03/27 Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk
03/27 Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing
03/27 Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills
03/27 Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading
03/28 Read second time as amended in Senate; Filed for Third Reading
03/28 Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 46-23-1
AYES – Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Garner, Handy, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Lanting, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Raybould, Raymond, Sauter, Shepherd, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Achilles, Alfieri, Berch, Burns, Chew(Harada), Crane(12), Dixon(1), Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hawkins, Kingsley, Lambert, Mathias, Necochea, Price, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Wisniewski
Absent – Mickelsen
Floor Sponsor - Blanksma
Title apvd - to enrol
03/28 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
03/29 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
03/29 Signed by President; returned to House
03/29 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
04/02 Delivered to Governor at 12:17 p.m. on March 29, 2024
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