SF 2111 (LSB 5915XS (1) 88)

SENATE FILE 2111

BY  KOELKER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to long acting reversible contraceptive options under the Medicaid program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  MEDICAID —— LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION OPTIONS.  A Medicaid provider shall provide counseling regarding contraceptive options as part of a woman’s routine prenatal care, including the availability of immediate postpartum long acting reversible contraceptive options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant. A hospital that provides childbirth services shall offer immediate postpartum long acting reversible contraceptive options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant to interested Medicaid-eligible women following delivery and prior to hospital discharge. The department of human services (DHS) shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and shall take other actions as necessary to ensure that adequate information and training are provided to Medicaid providers to implement this section, and shall assist Medicaid providers in claiming reimbursement for the provision of long acting reversible contraceptives pursuant to DHS’s informational letter no. 1349 issued February 3, 2014.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a Medicaid provider to provide counseling regarding contraceptive options as part of a woman’s routine prenatal care, including the availability of immediate postpartum long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant. A hospital that provides childbirth services shall offer immediate postpartum LARC options such as the subdermal contraceptive implant to interested Medicaid-eligible women following delivery and prior to hospital discharge. The department of human services (DHS) shall adopt rules pursuant to Code chapter 17A and take other actions as necessary to ensure that adequate information and training are provided to Medicaid providers to implement the bill and shall assist Medicaid providers in claiming reimbursement for LARCs pursuant to DHS’s informational letter no. 1349 issued February 3, 2014. The informational letter provides information regarding the process for a Medicaid provider to claim reimbursement for provision of LARC services on an inpatient or outpatient basis.