Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on
S.B. 117, MEDICAID RECOVERY AMENDMENTS, by Senator A. Christensen, with the
following amendments:
1. Page
5, Lines 134 through 140
:
134
(1) (a) [An] Subject to Subsection (6), action commenced by the department
, or
the
135
Office of Recovery Services on behalf of the department,
}
under this chapter
against a health
136
insurance [carrier or employee welfare benefit plan] entity must be commenced within:
137
[(i) two years after the date of the injury or onset of the illness; or]
138
(i) subject to Subsection (7), six years after the day on which the department
or
the
139
Office of Recovery Services
}
submits the claim for recovery or payment for the health
care item
140
or service upon which the action is based; or
Respectfully,
D. Chris Buttars
Committee Chair
Voting: 5-0-0
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