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Panel approves bill requiring legislative sign‑off for Medicaid waivers and related changes
Summary
The Committee on Welfare Reform amended and passed House Bill 2240 to require legislative approval before state agencies seek or implement Medicaid waivers, state plan amendments, demonstrations or related changes.
The Committee on Welfare Reform amended and passed House Bill 2240, a measure that would require the legislature to approve any state agency action that seeks or implements a Medicaid state plan, state plan amendment, demonstration or waiver.
Under the bill as amended, the legislature must consent to such actions by legislative action. Committee members adopted two amendments during the hearing to clarify how the requirement would operate when the legislature is not in session and to add an express‑consent requirement for specific changes affecting services for persons with…
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