2004 Senate Bill 1146 / Public Act 393

Eliminate sunset on Medicaid-related hospital bed tax

Introduced in the Senate

April 20, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Bob Emerson (D-27)

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 Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 9, 2004

Substitute offered

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

Passed in the Senate 34 to 1 (details)

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.

Received in the House

Sept. 9, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 29, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

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

Passed in the House 68 to 35 (details)

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.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 30, 2004

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Oct. 15, 2004