Revision: May 4, 2026, 2:50 p.m.
Rep. Stringham, Graf. 3
May 4, 2026
2026-1823h
07/05
Floor Amendment to SB 663-FN-A
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT creating a Medicaid methodology working group within the department of health and human services and appropriating funds to the department of health and human services for licensed nursing facilities.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 Appropriation; Department of Health and Human Services. The sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, which shall be nonlapsing, is hereby appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of supporting nursing home Medicaid per diem rate stabilization. The funds shall be drawn first from excess Medicaid enhancement tax revenues above the estimates contained in the operating budget and any other accounts for fiscal year 2026, and then, in the event that available Medicaid enhancement tax revenues are insufficient, from state general funds. The department is authorized to accept and expend any matching federal funds without prior approval of the fiscal committee. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the general fund share, if any, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
2026-1823h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill creates a Medicaid methodology working group within the department of health and human services and appropriates funds to the department of health and human services for certain licensed nursing facilities.