2461 AMH HC KNUT 1

HB 2461 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Health Care

     On page 1, line 6, after "For" insert "the"

     On page 1, line 6, strike "requests" and insert "request"

     On page 1, line 7, strike "were" and insert "was"

     On page 1, line 7, strike "prior" and all language through "act"  on line 8, and insert "in November 2001"

     On page 2, line 1, after "request" insert "and obtain"

     On page 2, line 1, after "approval" insert "with a statutory enactment codified in chapter 74.09 RCW,"

     On page 2, line 2, after "waivers" strike "modifying" and insert "that involve reductions in medical assistance eligibility, enrollment or benefits coverage, or increased costs to recipients in"

EFFECT: Requires the department of social and health services to obtain codified statutory authority to implement section 1115 federal demonstration waivers that reduce medical eligibility, enrollment or benefits coverage, or increase costs to recipients of medical assistance.