S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 11H.25 of S.L. 2017-57 requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Medical Assistance to study the efficacy of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). DHHS must engage a variety of stakeholders, PACE organizations, PACE consumers, and the general public and the study must consist of the following:

• An evaluation of the existing program including an update on the report required by Sec. 12H.3 of S.L. 2014-100, structures of PACE organizations, and clinical outcome and quality measures.
• A statewide assessment of anticipated long-term care needs over the next 10 years, by county.
• A review of PACE experiences in other states with an analysis of costs and quality.
• An evaluation of State regulations on PACE providers, including any that could be eliminated.
• An assessment of the role of PACE in the continuum of care and the opportunities to apply the PACE model to additional populations under the PACE Innovations Act of 2015, P.L. 114-85.

No later than March 1, 2018, DHHS must submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on the information above and recommendations to provide the highest quality programs at a low cost and to keep aging individuals in their homes.

This section became effective July 1, 2017.