Chapter 405 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

SB 963

Relating to state finance; creating new provisions; repealing section 9, chapter 916, Oregon Laws 1999; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for health-related programs.

(2) The Department of Human Services shall transfer to the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account that portion of the payment received by the department from health districts in this state under the Proportionate Share Incentive Adjustment State Plan Amendment to the State Medicaid Plan and under intergovernmental agreements with the health districts that is attributable to the federal funds portion of the total payment made by the department to the health districts during the biennium.

SECTION 2. Section 9, chapter 916, Oregon Laws 1999, is repealed.

SECTION 3. The requirement established by section 1 (2) of this 2001 Act, that the Department of Human Services transfer described payments to the Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Account, applies to payments received by the department before the effective date of this 2001 Act, as well as to payments received on or after the effective date of this 2001 Act.

SECTION 4. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on June 30, 2001.

Approved by the Governor June 18, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 18, 2001

Effective date June 30, 2001

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