Introduced
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To earmark $83.5 million of the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) bed tax on health care providers for Medicaid expenditures in hospitals in fiscal year 2007-2008, and more if certain federal contributions are forthcoming. The MMQAA is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To extend for another two years the October 1, 2008 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax health care providers, and adjust various dollar amounts in the bill to reflect budget changes.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 1049, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 1049 would authorize sentencing guidelines for the “partial birth abortion” ban proposed by Senate Bill 776.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 1059, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 1059 would prohibit a girl under age 18 whose petition for a waiver from the parental consent provision of Michigan’s abortion law has been denied by a court to petition a second time.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4660, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4660 would establish in law the right of a health care provider to refuse to participate in certain health care services (including abortions) due to ethical, moral or religious objection.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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Tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 776, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 776 is a "partial birth abortion" ban.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)
To earmark $81.4 million of the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) bed tax on health care providers for Medicaid expenditures in hospitals in fiscal year 2007-2008, and more if certain federal contributions are forthcoming. The MMQAA is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
Replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not increase license fees, but instead would use unreserved balances realized from annual licensing fees and assessments on nursing homes to pay for nursing home employee background checks mandated by state law. Also, to extend the sunset on the hospital MMQAAP from September 30, 2009, to September 30, 2010, and to increase the amount of hospital MMQAAP revenue retained by the State from $66.4 million in FY 2007-08 to $81.4 million.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would increase the amount of hospital MMQAAP revenue retained by the State to 13.2 percent of the federal funds generated by this program, and extend the program sunset to Sept. 30, 2011.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To allow the state to retain to 13.2 percent of the federal funds generated by the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) bed tax on health care providers for Medicaid expenditures after the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The MMQAA is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers. Also, to extend the program sunset to Sept. 30, 2011.
Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)
