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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Garcia		DATE TYPED:	03/31/00		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Care of Disabled and Elderly				SB	30
					ANALYST:		Taylor

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY00	FY01	FY00	FY01	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
	$ 1,000.0			Recurring	General Fund
	$ 2,750.0			Recurring	Federal Funds

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to None

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Human Services Department (HSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 30 appropriates one million dollars from the general fund in FY01 to the Department of Health to provide disabled and elderly medicaid waivers to persons eligible for the program but not receiving services due to a lack of funds. The bill carries an emergency clause.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The one million general fund appropriation would leverage $2.75 million in federal Medicaid dollars.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The human services department reported that increasing the number of waivers will increase program administration requirements, particularly for utilization review. They also said that the department will have to monitor more cases for compliance with waiver policies and procedures.

SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The Human Services Department estimated that one million-dollar general fund appropriation and the $2.75 million leveraged federal medicaid dollars would be sufficient to provide services for an additional 234 clients. The estimate assumed an average cost of $16 thousand per client per year.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

This bill makes an appropriation for FY01, but also carries an emergency clause, implying that it is to take effect immediately. The analysis assumes that the appropriation is for FY01.

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