H103 - 2022 Appropriations Act. (SL 2022-74)

Overview: Section 9D.3 of S.L. 2022-74 appropriates funds to support the increased Medicaid rates for personal care services and skilled nursing facilities that were paid for April, May, and June of 2022, but that were not funded in S.L. 2021-180. This section also appropriates $95 million in nonrecurring funds to be used for increased Medicaid rates for personal care services and skilled nursing facilities during the 2022-2023 fiscal year, until the funds are spent. Once the funds have been spent, the Department of Health and Human Services has the statutory authority to set rates for personal care services and skilled nursing facilities within the budget for the Medicaid program.

The funding for the 2021-2022 fiscal year became effective June 30, 2022. The remainder of this section became effective July 1, 2022.