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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Jennings
DATE TYPED 2/2/05
HB
SHORT TITLE Health Care Professional payment Increases
SB 257
ANALYST Weber
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$600.0
Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
REVENUE
Estimated Revenue
Subsequent
Years Impact
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
$1,540.0
Recurring Federal Medicaid
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Relates to General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Human Services Department
Department of Health
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 257 appropriates $600 thousand from the general fund to the Human Services De-
partment for the purpose of increasing payments to physicians and midwives for deliveries and
caesarean sections under the Medicaid program to ensure access to these services and to offset
the rising cost of professional malpractice insurance.