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1996 SESSION
HB 617 Medicaid managed care programs; program information documents.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Medicaid managed care programs; program information documents; plain language. Requires program information documents furnished Medicaid recipients covered under Medicaid managed care plans to be written in nontechnical, readily understandable language, using words of common, everyday usage. These documents (including forms, handbooks, brochures, etc.) are required to be analyzed under the Flesch Readability Formula and achieve a readability score of 40 or better. All such documents must be filed with the Department of Medical Assistance Services in advance of their use and distribution to program recipients and potential recipients, accompanied by certificates setting forth the documents' Flesch scores, and certifying compliance with the requirements of this law. Language mandated by federal or state laws, regulations or agencies is exempt from this requirement, but the mandate allowing the exemption must be documented.
The bill becomes effective January 1, 1997.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963491352 pdf
- 02/06/96 House: Committee substitute printed 960557352-H1 pdf
- 02/26/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB617ER) pdf
- 03/28/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 963491352
- 01/19/96 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/23/96 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 3
- 02/06/96 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/96 House: Committee substitute printed 960557352-H1
- 02/07/96 House: Read first time
- 02/08/96 House: Read second time
- 02/08/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 960557352-H1
- 02/08/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 960557352-H1
- 02/09/96 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/96 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/09/96 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/12/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/12/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/96 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Care
- 02/15/96 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/96 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/19/96 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/96 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/96 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (85-Y 12-N)
- 02/21/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 12-N)
- 02/26/96 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB617ER)
- 03/04/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 318 (effective 1/1/97)
- 03/28/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0318)