2011 House Bill 4734 / Public Act 144

Eliminate sunset on MMQAA health care provider tax

Introduced in the House

June 9, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R-59)

To extend an Oct. 1, 2011 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax on health care facilities until Oct. 1, 2014. This is a 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

June 22, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Lori (R-59)

To extend the sunset on the tax, not eliminate, and stop collecting the tax if the federal government changes the formula that results in this tax garnering more federal Medicaid money for the state.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 23, 2011

Passed in the House 94 to 16 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Aug. 24, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) 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 as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 1 (details)

To extend an Oct. 1, 2011 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax on health care facilities until Oct. 1, 2015. This is a 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.

Received in the House

Aug. 24, 2011

Sept. 13, 2011

Passed in the House 94 to 15 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Sept. 20, 2011