Public Act 393 of 2004

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• Introduced by Sen. Bob Emerson (D) on April 20, 2004, to eliminate the October 1, 2004 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA), which is bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers..
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 20, 2004.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 9, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that moves back but does not eliminate the fee sunset, and also increases the amount of the fees retained by the Department of Community Health budget in Fiscal Year 2004-2005. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 9, 2004.
• Passed 34 to 1 in the Senate on September 9, 2004, to move back to October 1, 2007 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA), which is bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers. The bill also invreases from $18.9 million to $21.9 million amount of the fees retained by the Department of Community Health budget in Fiscal Year 2004-2005, rather than rebated to the health care providers that pay the fee.
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• Received in the House on September 9, 2004.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 9, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on September 29, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on September 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on September 29, 2004.
• Passed 68 to 35 in the House on September 29, 2004, to move back to October 1, 2007 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA), which is bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers. The bill also invreases from $18.9 million to $21.9 million amount of the fees retained by the Department of Community Health budget in Fiscal Year 2004-2005, rather than rebated to the health care providers that pay the fee.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 30, 2004, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on September 30, 2004.
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• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on October 15, 2004.