FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURESB 405/a

FIRST SESSION, 2019

February 14, 2019

Mr. President:

    Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 405

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 14, strike "APPROPRIATIONS" and insert in lieu thereof "AN APPROPRIATION".

    2. On page 3, line 25, strike "quality" and insert in lieu thereof "qualify".

    3. On page 6, line 24, after "benefits", insert ", or through other organizations that offer federally qualified health plans on the New Mexico health insurance exchange".

    4. On page 7, line 25, strike "of" and insert in lieu thereof "out".

    5. On page 9, line 1, strike "a system" and insert in lieu thereof "systems".

    6. On page 9, line 6, strike "a" and after "outreach", strike "program" and insert in lieu thereof "programs".

    7. On page 9, line 12, after "plan", strike the reminder of the line and strike line 13 up to the period.

    8. On page 9, lines 15 and 16, strike Paragraph (1) in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs:

             "(1) administrative design and structure of the medicaid buy-in plan;

             (2) opportunity and viability of offering the medicaid buy-in plan to more residents;".

    9. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

    10. On page 10, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following new subsection:

         "B. By December 31, 2019, the department shall submit a report to the legislative health and human services committee and the legislative finance committee detailing the administrative design and structure of the medicaid buy-in plan.".

    11. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    12. On page 12, line 7, strike "APPROPRIATIONS" and insert in lieu thereof "APPROPRIATION".

    13. On page 12, line 8, strike the subsection designation "A." and "Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "Four million dollars ($4,000,000)".

    14. On page 12, lines 16 through 23, strike Subsection B in its entirety.,

and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 4 For 3 Against

Yes:      4

No:       Brandt, Gould, Ingle

Excused: None

Absent:   None

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