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House Bill 3231 |
House Author: Davis, John et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 3231 clarifies the intent of the legislature in directing the Health and Human Services Commission to enroll newborns in Medicaid managed care plans. The bill clarifies that by enacting H.B. 2896 (Chapter 1447, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999) and H.B. 2641 (Chapter 1460, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999), the legislature specifically intended the commission to continue to enroll newborns into managed care and expedite the enrollment process. The bill removes a provision relating to the temporary assignment of newborn infants to the traditional fee-for-services component of Medicaid and clarifies that this provision was not intended to prohibit enrollment in a Medicaid managed care plan of newborn infants whose eligibility was known or determined at birth.