---
type: "Bill"
title: "MEDICAID – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement payment methods and to provide for a temporary reduction in certain reimbursements."
description: "MEDICAID – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement payment methods and to provide for a temporary reduction in certain reimbursements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "H 351"
citation: "Idaho H 351 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSORS", "ASSISTED LIVING AND NURSING HOMES", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOSPITALS", "MEDICAL", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-22"
last_action: "2020-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b96bb16-f9f2-49cb-8462-9e88041c70d9"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0351/"
source_hash: "4d9ffe66692fd379e543bd0d16f9dae2ba0cf15e1ff9ef13692e072e019120ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 351 (2020) — MEDICAID – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement payment methods and to provide for a temporary reduction in certain reimbursements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0351.pdf)

## Votes

- Read third time in full – — **32–3** (pass) · lower
- Read Third Time in Full – — **44–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-22** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- **2020-02-03** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-04** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-05** Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 44-24-2AYES – Abernathy, Addis, Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Blanksma, Boyle, Clow, Collins, Davis, Ellis, Furniss, Gannon, Gestrin, Gibbs, Goesling, Green, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Kiska, Lickley, Marshall, Mason, McCrostie, Moyle, Necochea, Palmer, Raybould, Raymond, Ricks, Rubel, Syme, Toone, Troy, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Chaney, Christensen, Crane, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Giddings, Harris, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Nichols, Remington, Scott, Shepherd, Stevenson, Wisniewski, Young, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – Chew, SmithFloor Sponsor - WoodTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-06** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare `introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-12** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2020-02-25** Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burtenshaw, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Lakey, Lee, Lent, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nelson, Nye, Patrick, Rice, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder, WoodwardNAYS – Burgoyne, Cheatham, HarrisAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BairTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-26** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2020-02-27** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2020-02-28** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2020-02-28** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2020-03-02** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2020-03-03** Delivered to Governor at 10:20 a.m. on March 2, 2020
- **2020-03-04** Reported Signed by Governor on March 3, 2020 Session Law Chapter 35 Effective: 03/03/2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b96bb16-f9f2-49cb-8462-9e88041c70d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).