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

SPONSOR:	Fuller		DATE TYPED:	01/29/02		HB	283
SHORT TITLE:		Medicaid Exclusion for Non-Medically Necessary Circumcisions				SB
					ANALYST:		Weber

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY02	FY03	FY02	FY03
			NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Human Services Department (HSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 283 excludes circumcisions from approved procedures paid with Medicaid funds in the absence of medical necessity approved by a physician. Human Services reports this is not contrary to current policy and Medicaid services are by definition performed based only on medical necessity.

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