2008 House Bill 771 (Exempt veterans from Medicaid estate recovery)

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• Introduced by Rep. Tanya Pullin on March 4, 2008, to exempt veterans who qualify for Medicaid nursing home benefits from having to reimburse the state any of the first $250,000 in benefits except in cases of fraud to receive benefits. The provisions of this bill would sunset after January 1, 2015.
  • Referred to the House Seniors, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee on March 5, 2008.
  • Reported in the House on March 26, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 26, 2008, to require the Department for Medicaid Services to apply for a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a program to exempt the estate of deceased veterans from recovery of nursing home services paid for by Medicaid.
  • The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 28, 2008.
• Passed in the House (95 to 0) on March 28, 2008, to require the Department for Medicaid Services to apply for a waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement a program to exempt the estate of deceased veterans from recovery of nursing home services paid for by Medicaid. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 28, 2008.

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Introduced by Rep. Tanya Pullin on March 4, 2008. Passed in the House (95 to 0) on March 28, 2008. New Comment