HB2010 HFA Doyle and Longstreth 1-30

 

                Delegates Doyle and Longstreth move to amend the bill on pages 1 through 4 beginning on line 1 of page 1 and ending on line 56 on page 4, by striking out §9-5-27 in its entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following:

§9-5-27. Prohibiting Department of Health and Human Services Managed Care Contracts.

                The Department of Health and Human Services may not enter into any managed care contract for any Medicaid child foster care managed care services, including but not limited to acute care, including medical, pharmacy, dental or behavioral health services.  All moneys budgeted or otherwise reserved for costs associated with entering into a contract for this purpose shall be allocated to personnel services for the Department of Health and Humans Services to be utilized to increase salaries and hire additional Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services employees with a goal of hiring an additional twenty percent of service providers for those agencies.