2345‑S AMH CONW REIB 1

SHB 2345 ‑ H AMDS 339 FAILED 2-19-96

By Representative Conway and others

     On page 44, line 23, strike "657,555,000" and insert "662,555,000"

     On page 44, line 31, strike "3,510,478,000" and insert "3,515,478,000"

     On page 47, after line 26, insert the following:

     "(18)  $5,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely to reimburse designated trauma care centers at the medicaid rate for trauma services provided to medically indigent, general assistance, and charity care clients who have an index of severity score of 16 or higher.  To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, the trauma care center must:  (a) be designated a level I through V trauma care center by the department of health; (b) provide complete trauma care data to the trauma care registry in accordance with WAC 246-976-430; (c) establish an internal quality assurance trauma program that complies with WAC 246-976-880; and (d) encourage and assist medically indigent and charity care patients to enroll in the basic health plan." 

     On page 56, line 4, strike "44,755,000" and insert "45,705,000"

     On page 58, beginning on line 27, strike all of subsection (16)

EFFECT:  Adds $5,000,000 to the Medical Assistance program for reimbursement for charity and indigent trauma care in level I through V designated trauma care centers.  Eliminates a study of trauma care reimbursement. 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Increases General Fund-State by $4,950,000.  Increases the general fund--state appropriation to the Department of Social and Health Services--Medical Assistance by $5,000,000 and decreases the appropriation to the Department of Health by $50,000.