Floor Packet Page No. 51                                                    

	
Amend House Committee Report on CSSB 1, Article II as 
follows:             
	1)  Under appropriations to the Health and Human Services 
Commission add the following new rider provision:
	PERINATAL AND PRENATAL CARE.  It is the intent of the 
Legislature that the Health and Human Services Commission evaluate 
opportunities to utilize existing resources to improve the 
provision of perinatal and prenatal care to Medicaid and CHIP 
eligible clients. The evaluation shall include; a review of 
relevant federal regulations and policies, identification of 
strategies to maximize available federal funding sources and an 
assessment of potential impact upon local public hospitals and 
other Medicaid/CHIP providers.
	The Commission shall report its findings to the Governor, 
Legislative Budget Board and appropriate substantive committees of 
the House and Senate.