Amendments to House Bill No. 2

3rd Reading Copy

Requested by Senator Christopher Pope

For the Senate Finance and Claims Committee

Prepared by Joshua Poulette

April 10, 2023 (1:54pm)

1. Page B-2: .

Following: line 13

 

Insert: "a. Reduce Waiting List in the Big Sky Waiver (Restricted)

         1,850,000 3,700,000    [General Fund FY24 FY25]

 

         3,283,613 6,552,147    [Federal Special Fund FY24                                   FY25]"

2. Page B-3: .

Following: line 23

 

Insert: "The line item for Reduce Waiting List in the Big Sky Waiver is restricted to expenditures on reducing the size of the waiting list or average length of time on the waiting list in the Big Sky Waiver in the Senior and Long-Term Care Division."

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Explanation - This amendment adds restricted funding for the Medicaid Big Sky Waiver with accompanying language on the nature of the restriction. Total funding is $5,550,000 general fund and $9,835,760 federal special funds over the biennium.