Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 3696 Ratification Number: 610 Act Number 695 Introducing Body: House Subject: Joint resolution; relating to the State Health and Human Services Finance Commission
(A695, R610, H3696)
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND SECTION 40, PART I, ACT 170 OF 1987 (THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT), RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMISSION, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISO THAT ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR NURSING HOME PROVIDERS AND MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED ON NURSING HOME SERVICE RENDERED IN CERTAIN BEDS AND FACILITIES; AND TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS BECOMING AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE DELETION OF THE PROVISO MUST BE USED TO PROVIDE MEDICAID SERVICES TO NURSING HOME ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY LONG TERM CARE PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 1987-88.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
General Appropriations Act; proviso deleted
SECTION 1. Section 40 of Part I of Act 170 of 1987 is amended by deleting proviso 40.15.
Funds to be used for Medicaid services
SECTION 2. Funds becoming available as a result of the deletion of proviso 40.15 of Section 40 of Part I of Act 170 of 1987, as effected by Section 1 of this act, must be used to provide Medicaid services to nursing home eligible clients in the Community Long Term Care Program for fiscal year 1987-88.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.