SB476 H HHR AM #1

Wiseman 3383

The Committee on Health & Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page 1, line 3, by striking the period and inserting a colon, and the following:

“Provided, That for purposes of continuity of care, the Bureau for Medical Services may not:

(1) Disrupt existing WV Medicaid and WV Children’s Health Insurance Plan enrollment within an existing managed care organization as part of any such purchasing exemption; or

(2) Redistribute or reassign membership of an existing managed care organization to any new, qualifying managed care entrant as part of any contract awarded pursuant to such exemption.

The Bureau for Medical Services shall integrate any and all new and qualifying managed care entrants into the State’s auto-assignment logic for new members and shall publicize any eligible managed care organization for purposes of self-selection by the member.  No plan shall have preferential assignment of new members and each plan will be assigned equally.”

Adopted

Rejected