Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF1896

E Relating to human services; expanding and modifying grounds for sanctions
against medical assistance (MA) vendors, authorizing the commissioner of human
services to refer to the appropriate state licensing board regardless of the
imposition of sanctions; providing new procedures for medical assistance claims
against estates in probate proceedings; removing limits on medical assistance
liens on real property and providing for a certain period of renewal; modifying
the elective share of surviving spouses receiving medical assistance for
intestate succession purposes and clarifying certain creditor notice
requirements relating to the probate of wills; modifying the decree of descent,
providing for clearance for medical assistance claims; requiring the
commissioners of human services, revenue and finance to develop specific
legislative recommendations on the transfer from county funds to the state for
funding day training and habilitation services for persons with mental
retardation(mk)