Date: 02/16/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB06-129

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
l.001
Motion to refer SB 06-129, as amended, to the Comm		Pass Without Objection
PASS


10:24 AM -- Senate Bill 06-129

Senator Keller, prime sponsor, explained the provisions of SB 06-129, a JBC bill that, with Amendment L.001 (Attachment B), requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use the cash system of accounting for all non-administrative expenditures that qualify for federal matching funds through Medicaid, except the Indigent Care Program. A JBC staff summary of the bill was distributed to the committee (Attachment C).

The following people testified on the bill:

10:25 AM -- Ms. Lisa Esgar, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, discussed cash accounting for Medicaid related programs. She indicated that the Indigent Care Program does not use cash accounting because it is largely funded from cash funds exempt, not the General Fund. Senator Teck questioned whether all non-administrative expenditures that qualify for federal matching funds through Medicaid should use cash accounting.

10:28 AM -- Ms. Melodie Beck, JBC staff, discussed the reasons for excluding the Indigent Care Program from cash accounting. The JBC is attempting to maximize General Fund savings and to change the law to reflect current practices without expanding the use of cash accounting.

Senator Keller closed by asking for support for the bill.
BILL:SB06-129
TIME: 10:32:39 AM
MOVED:Veiga
MOTION:Motion to adopt L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Shaffer
Taylor
Teck
Tupa
Veiga
Sandoval
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB06-129
TIME: 10:32:43 AM
MOVED:Veiga
MOTION:Motion to refer SB 06-129, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a 7 - 0 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Teck
Yes
Tupa
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Sandoval
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS