Senate File 162 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY HATCH, HANCOCK, RIELLY, BEALL, BOLKCOM, WOOD, SCHOENJAHN, COURTNEY, GRONSTAL, KIBBIE, McCOY, CONNOLLY, STEWART, QUIRMBACH, KREIMAN, RAGAN, WARNSTADT, DVORSKY, and HORN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the expansion of the healthy and well kids in 2 Iowa program to cover parents. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1716SS 81 5 pf/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. WAIVER == STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE 1 2 PROGRAM. The director of human services shall seek a waiver 1 3 from the centers for Medicaid and Medicare services of the 1 4 United States department of health and human services to 1 5 expand the state children's health insurance program created 1 6 under Title XXI of the Social Security Act to cover parents of 1 7 children who are eligible for coverage under the Iowa state 1 8 children's health insurance program established under chapter 1 9 514I. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill directs the director of human services to seek a 1 12 waiver from the centers for Medicaid and Medicare services of 1 13 the United States department of health and human services to 1 14 expand the hawk=i program to cover parents of children who are 1 15 eligible for coverage under that program. 1 16 LSB 1716SS 81 1 17 pf:nh/pj/5