SENATE FILE 2053

BY  BOLKCOM, QUIRMBACH, MATHIS, WILHELM, JOCHUM, RAGAN, DANIELSON, SENG, DOTZLER, HATCH, HORN, FRAISE, COURTNEY, BEALL, GRONSTAL, and SCHOENJAHN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reimbursement for services provided under a medical assistance home and community-based services waiver for the elderly.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  249A.30B  Home and community-based services waiver —— elderly —— reimbursement.
   The reimbursement for a provider of services under a medical assistance program home and community-based services waiver for the elderly shall be recalculated annually on July 1. The annual inflation factor applied shall be determined based on the total skilled nursing facility market basket index utilized by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires the reimbursement for providers of services under a medical assistance home and community-based services waiver for the elderly to be recalculated annually on July 1. The annual inflation factor applied is to be determined based on the skilled nursing facility market basket index utilized by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services.