This bill addresses budgeting for the Medicaid program and Medicaid expansion.
This bill:
- defines terms, including "Medicaid shortfall";
- establishes the conditions under which a Medicaid shortfall occurs;
- requires that appropriations for costs related to the Medicaid program and Medicaid expansion, respectively, be funded from a specific dedicated account or fund; and
- establishes a protocol of cost control measures to implement relative to the Medicaid program and Medicaid expansion in the event of a Medicaid shortfall; and
- makes technical corrections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-1-315, 26B-3-113, 63J-1-315