Relates to long term care options for medicaid recipients; repealer
Summary
Repeals managed long term care provisions for Medicaid recipients; establishes provisions for fully integrated plans for long term care including PACE and MAP plans.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new sponsor and update the legislative history to reflect that the bill has been amended and recommitted to the Health Committee. Substantively, the new version adds a requirement that the commissioner must develop an individualized plan of care containing a holistic evaluation of the recipient's needs before submitting waiver applications to the federal government.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the implementation of long-term care options remains the same, but the procedural requirements for the commissioner have been expanded.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandate for the commissioner to create individualized plans of care with holistic evaluations of recipient needs as part of the waiver application process.
TECHNICAL
Added a new sponsor (GRIFFIN, SCHIAVONI) and updated the legislative status to indicate the bill was amended and recommitted.
Adjusted the bill title number from 2018 to 2018--A and updated the page number in the footer.
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2018A
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 64 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Bill Conrad
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
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