SB 503-2_ Filed 02/15/2007, 12:01
Adopted 2/15/2007

COMMITTEE REPORT




MADAM PRESIDENT:

    The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 503, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:

SOURCE: Page 9, line 22; (07)AM050308.9. -->     Page 9, line 22, strike "subsection" and insert " section".
    Page 13, line 8, delete "IC 12-15-20-2(7) and insert " IC 12-15-20-2(8)".
    Page 13, line 13, delete "do" and insert " does".
    Page 13, line 18, delete "paid claims and Medicaid" and insert " fee for service and".
    Page 13, line 19, after "care" insert " paid".
    Page 13, line 29, after "for" insert " Medicaid".
    Page 13, line 30, delete "under IC 12-15-19-2.1".
    Page 13, line 41, delete "extent that" and insert " availability of".
    Page 13, line 42, delete "are available".
    Page 14, line 1, delete "is" and insert " being".
    Page 14, line 3, delete "limit provided" and insert " limit, as defined".
    Page 14, line 4, delete "1396r-4" and insert " 1396r-4,".
    Page 14, line 4, delete "payments are" and insert " payment is".
    Page 14, line 29, delete "dollars." and insert " matching funds.".
    Page 14, line 33, delete "reimbursement and" and insert " reimbursement, including".
    Page 15, line 11, after "hospital's" insert " in-state".
    Page 15, line 12, delete "paid claims and Medicaid" and insert " fee

for service and".
    Page 15, line 12, after "care" insert " paid".
    Page 15, line 13, delete "current".
    Page 15, line 13, delete "year," and insert " year referenced in STEP ONE,".
    Page 27, line 11, delete "(before its repeal)".
    Page 29, line 31, delete "IC 12-15-20-2(8)(G)." and insert " IC 12-15-20-2(8)(G)(1).".
    Page 32, between lines 41 and 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " (e) An employer may not contribute more than fifty percent (50%) of the individual's required share to the health care account.".
    Page 35, line 22, after "state" insert " for deposit in the healthier Indiana insurance fund".
    Page 36, line 4, after "revenues" insert " and tobacco products tax revenues".
    Page 36, delete lines 10 through 14.
    Page 36, line 15, delete "(f)" and insert " (e)".
    Page 36, line 18, delete "(g)" and insert " (f)".
    Page 36, line 20, delete "(h)" and insert " (g)".
    Page 36, delete lines 22 through 30, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " Sec. 15. (a) The office may not:
        (1) enroll applicants;
        (2) approve any contracts with vendors to provide services or administer the program;
        (3) incur costs other than those necessary to study and plan for the implementation of the program; or
        (4) create financial obligations for the state;
unless both of the conditions of subsection (b) are satisfied.
    (b) The office may not take any action described in subsection (a) unless:
        (1) there is a specific appropriation from the general assembly to implement the program; and
        (2) after review by the budget committee, the budget agency approves
an actuarial analysis that demonstrates sufficient funding is reasonably estimated to be available to operate the program for at least the following eight (8) years.
The actuarial analysis under subdivision (2) must clearly indicate the cost and revenue assumptions used in reaching the determination.
".
    Page 36, line 31, delete "(b)" and insert " (c)".


    Page 36, line 34, delete "(c)" and insert " (d)".
    Page 38, line 37, delete "year multiplied by" and insert " year.".
    Page 38, delete lines 38 through 41.
    Page 47, delete lines 2 through 5.
    Page 47, line 6, delete "(2)" and insert " (1)".
    Page 47, line 7, delete "(3)" and insert " (2)".
    Page 47, line 12, delete "(b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3)" and insert " (b)(1) or (b)(2)".
    (Reference is to SB 503 as printed February 9, 2007.)

and when so amended that said bill do pass .

Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1.

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Senator Meeks, Chairperson


AM 050308/DI 73    2007