FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2025

 

February 10, 2025

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 56

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

    1. On page 1, line 12, strike "ENSURE THAT" and insert in lieu thereof "MAKE".

 

    2. On page 1, line 13, strike "IS THE SAME AS" and insert in lieu thereof "SIMILAR TO".

 

    3. On page 2, strike lines 9 through 12 and insert in lieu thereof:

 

         "B. The secretary shall adopt rules that:

 

              (1) create a methodology to determine medicaid

facility fee reimbursement rates for birth centers that are

comparable to rates for similar services provided at a hospital; and

 

              (2) require annual increases to birth center facility fee reimbursement rates that are equivalent to hospital reimbursement rate increases."".,

 

 

                             

                             Respectfully submitted

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                 

Doreen Y. Gallegos, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 7 For 2 Against

Yes:      Anyanonu, De La Cruz, Hernandez, JN, Lente, Matthews, Parajón, Serrato

No:       Mason, Murphy

Excused:  Armstrong, Gallegos

Absent:   None

 

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