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SB 929 - Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding - Michigan Key Vote

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Title: Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding

Signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer


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Title: Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes low-income Michiganders access to a broader range of care centers by repurposing Medicaid funding.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes low-income Michiganders access to a broader range of care centers by repurposing $16 million in Medicaid funding for the following, including (Sec. 5):

    • To pay outstanding obligations of the county for the repayment of principal and interest on any loans made to the county under the Emergency Municipal Loan Act; and

    • For the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest due during a fiscal year on bonds issued by that county under the Fiscal Stabilization Act.

  • Requires that additional distributions only be used for the following, including (Sec. 5):

    • The operation, maintenance, or expansion of an existing county jail facility or juvenile facility;

    • The acquisition, construction, and equipping of a new jail facility or juvenile facility; and

    • Court operations.

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).

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Title: Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes low-income Michiganders access to a broader range of care centers by repurposing Medicaid funding.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes low-income Michiganders access to a broader range of care centers by repurposing $16 million in Medicaid funding for the following, including (Sec. 5):

    • To pay outstanding obligations of the county for the repayment of principal and interest on any loans made to the county under the Emergency Municipal Loan Act; and

    • For the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest due during a fiscal year on bonds issued by that county under the Fiscal Stabilization Act.

  • Requires that additional distributions only be used for the following, including (Sec. 5):

    • The operation, maintenance, or expansion of an existing county jail facility or juvenile facility;

    • The acquisition, construction, and equipping of a new jail facility or juvenile facility; and

    • Court operations.

  • Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Title: Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding

Title: Authorizes Low-Income Access to a Broader Range of Care Centers by Repurposing Medicaid Funding

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