Bill Text - SB407 (2022)

(New Title) relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services and making an appropriation therefor and relative to exemptions from vaccine mandates.


Revision: Feb. 22, 2022, 4:41 p.m.

Senate Finance

February 22, 2022

2022-0801s

05/04

 

 

Amendment to SB 407-FN

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:

 

3  Appropriation.  The sum of $200,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2023 is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of expanding postpartum health care services under the state Medicaid plan as provided in section 2 of this act.  The governor shall determine if any discretionary funds appropriated in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, or any other federal funds, can be used for this purpose, and the commissioner shall expend such federal funds for this purpose.  Any remainder shall be appropriated from the general fund.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund portion of such sum from any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.