1st Sub. S.B. 61
         PORTABILITY OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 21, 2007 1:27 pm



Senator Ed Mayne proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 16 through 20 :    

             16          .    requires the Department of Health to
  , within funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, and subject to approval by the federal government,       provide home or community-based services to

             17      a Medicaid eligible aged person who is a resident of Utah and who qualifies to be
             18      placed in, or remain in, a nursing home, if the person applies to receive the services
             19      and the services can be provided at a cost to the state that is equal to, or less than,
  50 percent of      

             20      the cost to the state of maintaining the person in a nursing home;

2.    Page 2, Line 54 :    

             54          (1)
{   The   }        Within funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, and subject to approval by the federal government, the       department shall provide home or community-based services to an aged person


3.    Page 3, Lines 63 through 65 :    

             63          (b) the cost to the state of providing the home or community-based services described
             64      in this Subsection (1) is less than, or equal to,
  50 percent of       the cost to the state of providing care to the

             65      person in a nursing home.


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