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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2022

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Casey, S Lima, McLaughlin, Ackerman, and
Newberry

     Date Introduced: April 28, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 162, under the heading of "Office of Health and Human Services"

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in Article 1, as amended, Section 1, of the Public Laws of 2021, entitled "AN ACT MAKING

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APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING

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JUNE 30, 2022" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Office of Health and Human Services

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Central Management

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General Revenues 44,961,144

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Federal Funds 121,027,873

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Restricted Receipts 22,897,651

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Total – Central Management 188,886,668

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Medical Assistance

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General Revenues

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Managed Care 344,346,294

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Hospitals 94,772,895 95,772,895

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Of the general revenue funding, $2.0 $3.0 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical

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Education programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated as a Level I Trauma Center,

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and $1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care, and $1.0

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million is for nonprofit hospitals serving large governmentally insured populations with a primary

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care focused (internal medicine and/or family practice) program that started after January 1, 2021,

 

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acting as the sole source of immediate access to hospital care for residents of the areas they serve

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and are essential to the maintenance of public health and safety.

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Nursing Facilities 147,255,515

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Home and Community Based Services 43,405,421

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Other Services 128,944,587

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Pharmacy 69,142,220

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Rhody Health 188,362,579

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Other Programs 39,000,000

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Federal Funds

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Managed Care 509,180,803

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Hospitals 120,363,721

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Nursing Facilities 201,490,261

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Home and Community Based Services 59,310,041

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Other Services 751,902,189

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Pharmacy 57,780

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Rhody Health 255,260,108

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Other Programs 36,288,580

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Restricted Receipts 17,792,796

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Total – Medical Assistance 3,006,875,790 3,007,875,790

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Grand Total – Office of Health and Human Services 3,195,762,458 3,196,762,458

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2022

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     This act would appropriate $1.0 million in state funds to nonprofit hospitals serving large

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governmentally insured populations with a primary care focused (internal medicine and/or family

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practice) program that started after January 1, 2021, acting as the sole source of immediate access

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to hospital care for residents of the areas they serve and that are essential to the maintenance of

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public health and safety.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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